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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Drachm of Aspendos
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Drachm of Aspendos

Place CreatedTurkey, Asia
CultureGreek
PeriodClassical
Dateca. 420-360 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions3/4 x 11/16 in., 0.19 oz (1.9 x 1.7 cm, 5.4 g)
Object number2005.078.042
Label TextObverse: Warrior on horseback right, brandishing spear

Reverse: Boar standing right; ΕΣΤ inscribed in exergue
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Installation, September 29, 2014 - August 2020
ProvenanceEx coll. Hammond Burke Nicholson, Jr. (1917-2007), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
Technical NotesDie Axis: 10
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