1979.428.508: Hemidrachm of the Achaean League, Patrai
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.428.508
- People
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Achaean League
- Title
- Hemidrachm of the Achaean League, Patrai
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 87-85 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Patrai (Achaia)
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Late
- Culture
- Hellenistic
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/179638
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.29 g
- Die Axis
- 8
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: ΦΙ above, ΞΕ to left, and ΠΑ to right
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BCD Pelop 508
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.428.508
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to r. with border of dots (partially off flan)
Reverse: Monogram of the Achaean League with ΦΙ above, ΞΕ to left, and ΠΑ to right; dolphin below; all within laurel wreath
Verification Level
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