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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.350.18
Title
Coin of Patrai
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
40-30 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Patrai (Achaia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/168129

Physical Descriptions

Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.54 g
Die Axis
3
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Magistrate name illegible then ΠΑΤΡΕWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Pelop 518-523

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
1985.350.18
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Herakles to r.

Reverse: Athena striding r. holding shield and spear; monogram of Patrai to right

Verification Level

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