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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.350.26
People
Achaean League
Title
Coin of the Achaean League minted at Helisson
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
191-146 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis, Elis
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179410

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.29 g
Die Axis
11
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: To left: Kappa with a vertical bar at the end of the downward sloping bar
  • Reverse Inscription: [ ]FA[S]IWN to the right

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Warren 2007, 297

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
1985.350.26
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: nude Zeus Homarios standing to the left holding a small Nike in his right hand and a sceptre behind him in his left hand; Nike offers a crown

Reverse: Achaia seated to the left with a wreath in her right hand and a sceptre grasped behind her in the left hand

Verification Level

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