File:Afghanistan, Bactria, c. 2nd century BC - Coin of Eukratides I - 2011.211.b - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(2,989 × 2,600 pixels, file size: 22.25 MB, MIME type: image/tiff)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Coin of Eukratides I   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Title
Coin of Eukratides I
Object type Silver
Description
The twins Castor and Pollux were known as the Diosuroi in Greek mythology, and they were the children of Zeus and Leda. Together they also form the constellation Gemini. They frequently appeared on the reverse sides of Greek coinage, riding horses and holding spears, as they do on this Indo-Greek coin from the Hellenistic kingdom of Bactria.
Date 170-145 BC
Medium Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 3.3 x 0.5 cm (1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession number
2011.211.b
Place of creation Afghanistan, Bactria, c. 2nd century BC
Credit line Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.211.b

Licensing

[edit]
Creative Commons CC-Zero This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current19:52, 13 March 2019Thumbnail for version as of 19:52, 13 March 20192,989 × 2,600 (22.25 MB)Madreiling (talk | contribs)pattypan 18.02

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Afghanistan,_Bactria,_c._2nd_century_BC_-_Coin_of_Eukratides_I_-_2011.211.b_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tif&oldid=785872986"