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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.5
People
Hermaios, Indo-Greek (r. c. 90-70 BCE)
Title
Posthumous Indian standard quadruple of Hermaios of Baktria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
20-40 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bactria
Period
Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial
Culture
Indo-Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176383

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.31 g
Die Axis
10
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: BASILEOS SOTEROS ERMAIOU
  • Reverse Inscription: Maharajasa tratarasa/Heramayasa

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Bop. 20 JJ p.341

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv. Diademed bust of Hermaios
Rev.: Zeus enthroned, facing left, holding lightening bolt

Verification Level

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