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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.350.90
Title
Coin of Tegea
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
50-25 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tegea (Arkadia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/167903

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.54 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
hemiobol
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΑΛΕΟΣ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 20

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.350.90
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Aleos to r., bearded and wearing taenia. Inscription behind head.

Reverse: Pallas to r. and Cepheus to l., both armed and standing facing each other with Athena handing over the head of Medusa. Sterope stands between them facing r. and holding up vase to receive it. Above and below, monograms.

Verification Level

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