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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.251
Title
Coin of Arados
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
130-126 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Arados (Phoenicia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175817

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.38 g
Die Axis
12

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 68-69; BMC 292-299

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.85.251
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Heads of Zeus (?) and his consort, wearing stephane, r. jugate, border of dots.
Rev.: Prow of galley l., with figurehead of Athena fighting l. with spear and shield, above letters, below date and Phonician letters.

Verification Level

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