1.1965.1695: Obol of Aigina
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1695
- Title
- Obol of Aigina
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 350 BCE-338 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Aigina (Aegina)
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/165211
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 0.89 g
- Denomination
- obol
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: A
- Reverse Inscription: PH
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Robinson collection
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1695
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Land tortoise with square carapace divided into segments, feet visible.
Reverse: Right-angled skew pattern incuse.
Verification Level
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