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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1850
People
Achaean League
Title
Hemidrachm of Achaean League, Antigoneia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
188-180 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Arkadia, Antigoneia-Mantineia (Arkadia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170769

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.51 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
hemidrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: A - N across field and monogram of ΠΑΡΩ below

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Kosoff, 25 Oct. 1941, 1. Clerk 195; Thompson 356.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Pelop 1491

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
1.1965.1850
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to r.

Reverse: Monogram of the Achaean League with A - N across field and monogram of ΠΑΡΩ below; all within laurel wreath

Verification Level

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