The Cantor Arts Center collection of ancient coins, circa 5th century BCE - 15th century CE
Abstract/Contents
- Scope and content
- The collection consists of approximately 8.600 coins transferred to Stanford University Libraries by the Cantor Arts Center in 2017. The dates of the coins span approximately from the 5th century BCE to the 15th century CE.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Form | unmediated; other |
| Extent | Approximately 8,600 coins |
| Place | United States |
| Issuance | monographic |
Creators/Contributors
| Collector | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University |
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Subjects
| Subject | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, |
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| Subject | Coins, Ancient |
| Subject | Numismatics, Ancient |
| Subject | Coins > Collectors and collecting |
| Genre | Other |
| Genre | Coins (money) |
| Genre | Numismatics. |
Bibliographic information
| Acquisition | Transferred by the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, 2017. Accession MSS-2017-076. |
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| Biographical/Historical | The Cantor Arts Center plays a leading role in the vibrant, cultural life of the Stanford campus and greater community, welcoming some 200,000 visitors a year. Its collections include more than 38,000 works of art, spanning 5,000 years of history and crossing continents from the Americas to Europe, and from Africa to Asia. The Cantor offers diverse changing exhibitions in 24 galleries, a vibrant family program, lectures, performances, art classes and special events—providing a wealth of experiences for visitors of all ages. [From https://museum.stanford.edu/visit] |
| Location | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/rx887db0542 |
| Location | Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This material is believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
- Copyright
- Public Domain.
- License
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights (Public Domain Mark 1.0).
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- [identification of item], The Cantor Arts Center collection of ancient coins (M2208). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.