Triobol of the Aetolian League | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.1472
People: Aetolian League
Aetolian League
Title: Triobol of the Aetolian League
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 205-150 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Aetolia
Period: Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/171223

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

2.57 g

Die Axis

2

Denomination

triobol

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: A
Reverse Inscription: ΑΙΤΩΛΩ[Ν] Below, upsilon mongram In exergue, alpha monogram

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Acq. Ravel, March 29, 1929

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Tsangari 1160 (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: 1.1965.1472
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Aetolia or Atalanta, r., wearing kausia; behind, alpha.
Reverse: Calydonian boar r.; in exergue, spearhead; below, and in exergue, monograms.

Verification Level

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1.1965.1472: Triobol of the Aetolian League