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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.350.51
Title
Hexachalkon of Lakedaimon
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
50-35 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lakedaimon (Lakonia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/168064

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.63 g
Die Axis
8
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Not legible except Y below head but should read ΛΥΚΟΥΡΓΟΣ (lunate sigma)
  • Reverse Inscription: Λ-Α? / Ν-Ι? (only left half legible)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Grunauer XVII Series 4; BCD Pelop 908.2

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
1985.350.51
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bearded head of Lycurgus to r. with inscription behind and under head

Reverse: Club with handle ending in a kerykeion with inscription across field, all within wreath

Verification Level

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