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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.21.145
Title
Coin of Lokris Opuntia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
300-275 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lokris Opuntii (Lokris)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174738

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.84 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Λ - Ο

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Lokris 131

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
1985.21.145
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Athena helmeted r.
Reverse: Bunch of grapes hanging from stalk with tendrils; Λ to l., O to r.; below to r., ivy leaf.

Verification Level

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