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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.21.126
Title
Coin of Leukas
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
300-200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Leukas (Akarnania)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175042

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.83 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: behind head, Ξ?
  • Reverse Inscription: Above, ΛΕΥ Below, Ξ?

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Akarnaien 290; SNG Cop 375; BMC 68ff.

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
1985.21.126
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, l.
Reverse: Prow of galley, l.

Verification Level

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