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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1466
People
Koinon of Akarnania
Title
Stater of the Acarnanian League
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
229 BCE-168 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Akarnania
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/171327

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.69 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: LYKOURGOS
  • Reverse Inscription: AKARNANON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acq. Athens, 1954

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNGCop 418

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
1.1965.1466
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of beardless Acheloos, r.
Reverse: Apollo Aktios seated l. on throne; to l., monogram.

Verification Level

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