CoinsGreek5th century BCE

Phoenician Tetradrachm of Akanthos

420 BCE-400 BCE

Description

Obverse: Lion r. attacking bull l.; above, EU [off flan]. Reverse: AKANTHION in incuse square around four pyramids with granulated surfaces.

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

14.06 g

Provenance

Hamburger, 11 June 1930, 5

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