Electrum Stater or Didrachm

Greek
Carthage
Tunisia

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320-280 BCE

Gold Silver Alloy

Diameter: 18.3 mm

Weight: 7.4 g

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Class of 1962

990.24.27102

Geography

Place Made: Tunisia, Northern Africa, Africa

Period

1000 BCE-1 CE

Object Name

Coin

Research Area

Numismatics: Greek and Roman

Not on view

Exhibition History

Ancient Profiles: Sculpture, Prints, and Coins from the Permanent Collection, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Art History 1, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1-December 17, 1997.

Provenance

Harmer and Rooke Numismatists, Ltd., 1984; Virginia Williamson, 1984-1990; given to present collection, 1990.

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