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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.21.45
Title
Coin of Thebai
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
302 BCE-186 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thebai (Thessaly)
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174493

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.48 g
Die Axis
5
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: THEBAION

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Rogers 550; SNGCop 261; BCD, Triton XV, 761

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.21.45
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Demeter l., veiled, with grain wreath.
Reverse: Protesilaos with shield leaping ashore from galley.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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