Drachm: Head of Apollo (obverse); Lyre (Cleveland Museum of Art 1917.992)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 389–350 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1917.992: Drachm: Head of Apollo (obverse); Lyre (reverse), c. 389–350 BCE. Greek, minted at Kolophon (Ionia). Silver; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.).
Inscribed: ΙΗΝΗΣ (Ienes); ΚΟΛΟΦΩ (Kolophon). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver
Design
- Inscriptions
- ΙΗΝΗΣ (Ienes); ΚΟΛΟΦΩ (Kolophon)
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 389–350 BCE
- Culture period
- Greek, minted at Kolophon (Ionia)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1917.992
- Published references
- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67. Mentioned: p. 64
- Museum classification
- Coins
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider coin type and standard catalogue references (e.g. SNG, RPC, RIC) against numismatic literature.