1985.21.144: Coin of the Aetolian League
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1985.21.144
- People
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Aetolian League
- Title
- Coin of the Aetolian League
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 205-150 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Aetolia
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Middle
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175021
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.16 g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: ΑΙΤΩ - ΛΩ[Ν] above r. shoulder, Φ
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- cf. Tsangari 1591; BCD Aetolien 574-6; BMC 70
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
- 1985.21.144
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet, r.
Reverse: Herakles, naked, standing l. with club in r. hand and lion's skin in l. hand; phi above r. shoulder.
Verification Level
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