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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.350.89
People
Achaean League
Title
Coin of the Achaean League, Tegea
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
191-146 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tegea (Arkadia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/168242

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.7 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
tetrachalkous
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: illegible but possibly ΙΠΠΩΝ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΑΧ[ΑΙΩΝ] ΤΕΓΕ[Α]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Pelop 1742

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
1985.350.89
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Zeus standing l. nude and holding Nike in r. hand and long scepter in l. hand

Reverse: Female figure, Achaia, seated l., holding wreath in r. hand and long scepter in l. hand. Inscription to l. and r.

Verification Level

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