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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1885
Title
Hemidrachm of Elis or Olympia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
365-323 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis, Elis
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170391

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.79 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
hemidrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Δ
  • Reverse Inscription: FA

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acq. Sepheriades, 1954.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Seltman pl. XII, 22; BCD Olympia 195

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
1.1965.1885
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Female head to l. LEU 90 identifies her as Olympia but the Dewing volumes as Hera. Δ below neck

Reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing l. with head raised. Cluster of grapes to r. FA above.

Verification Level

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