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Gold coin first minted under Croesus, king of Lydia, (top) obverse and reverse views; (bottom) diagram: coining money.
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Title
Gold
coin
first
minted
under
Croesus
,
king
of
Lydia
,
(top)
obverse
and
reverse
views
;
(bottom)
diagram
:
coining
money
.
Date
Coin: 560-546 BCE
Cultural Context
Near Eastern
Anatolian
Style/Period
Near Eastern
Anatolian (culture)
Lydian
Theme
Coins (money)
Money
Obverses
Reverses
Fronts (object components)
Backs (portions)
Seals (artifacts)
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Animals
Wild animals
Wildlife
Bulls (animals)
Cattle
Lions
Diagrams
Drawings (visual works)
Processes
Techniques (processes)
Minting
Metalworking
Metalwork
Goldwork
Goldsmithing
Tools
Mallets (tools)
Punches (marking tools)
Dies (tools)
Anvil dies
Stamps (tools)
Anvils (tools)
Subject
Coins
Money
Seals (Insignia)
Animals
Bulls
Cattle
Lions
Wild cats
Diagrams
Drawings
Processes & techniques
Metalworking
Metalwork
Goldwork
Chisels & mallets
Anvils
Description
Technique
components
highlighted
are:
mallet
;
punch
;
die
for
reverse
;
die
for
obverse
;
metal
coin
blank
;
anvil
.
Material
Gold (metal)
Metal
Technique
Minting
Punching (surface marking technique)
Stamping (forming)
Metalworking
Goldsmithing
Drawing (image-making)
Work Type
Coins
Money
Processes & techniques
Diagrams
Drawings
Repository
Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, England, United Kingdom)
Ashmolean Museum, Heberden Coin Room (Oxford, England, United Kingdom)
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (Technique: Coining Money, diagram, Ch. 2, p.89)
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
337-06.jpg
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