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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.99.198
Title
Semis of Paestum, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
mid 1st century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Paestum (Lucania)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/173127

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.06 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
semis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: S / PAE
  • inscription: reverse: L.FAD / L.SA
  • Obverse Inscription: S / PAE
  • Reverse Inscription: L.FAD / L.SA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG ANS 789-90; HN3 1250; Crawford 32

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
1982.99.198
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: helmeted head of Ares(?) r.; to l., S
Reverse: Two hands joined; above, L.FAD; below, L.SA

Verification Level

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