Hemidrachm of Arcadian League | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.1935
People: Arcadian League
Title: Hemidrachm of Arcadian League
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 477-428 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Arkadia
Period: Classical period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/169811

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

2.87 g

Die Axis

12

Denomination

hemidrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: ARK[ADI]?ON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Merzbacher, 15 Nov. 1910, 580 = J. Hirsch 25, 29 Nov. 1909 (Philipsen), 1383.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Williams 87a (this coin)

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: 1.1965.1935
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Zeus enthroned l. with scepter and eagle

Reverse: Head of Kallisto r. wearing tainia in incuse square

Attributed to the 'Koppa master.'

Verification Level

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1.1965.1935: Hemidrachm of Arcadian League