1.1965.1841: Hemidrachm of Achaean League, Aegira
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1841
- People
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Achaean League
- Title
- Hemidrachm of Achaean League, Aegira
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 160-146 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Aigeira (Achaia)
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Middle
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/170665
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.54 g
- Die Axis
- 9
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: ΑΛΚΙ (magistrate?)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Acq. Chapman, 1928. Clerk 16; Thompson 575.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BCD Pelop 399
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
- 1.1965.1841
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of Zeus r.; border of dots
Reverse: Monogram of Achaean league with forepart of goat above, all within wreath
Verification Level
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