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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.99.195
Title
Triens of Paestum, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
89 BCE-37 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Paestum (Lucania)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial
Culture
Hellenistic or Early Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/173041

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.87 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
triens
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: PAES
  • inscription: reverse: AF
  • Obverse Inscription: PAES
  • Reverse Inscription: AF

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG ANS 777; Evelpidis 250; HN3 1230; Crawford 21/2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.99.195
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Elephant standing to r.
Rev.: Filleted cornucopiae; to l., four pellets.

Verification Level

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