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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2207
People
Eumenes I, Greek (r. 262-241 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Eumenes I of Pergamon
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
263 BCE-241 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Pergamon (Mysia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170221

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf.Westermark XVIII

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
1.1965.2207
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Philetairos r., wearing laurel wreath with tie.
Reverse: PHILETAIROU; Athene, helmeted, seated l. with spear, r. hand resting on shield; to r., bow; in l. field, ivy leaf; on throne, A.

Exhibition History

  • The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005

Verification Level

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