1979.428.513: Hemidrachm of the Arcadian League, Megalopolis
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.428.513
- People
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Arcadian League
- Title
- Hemidrachm of the Arcadian League, Megalopolis
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 195-188 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Arkadia, Megalopolis (Arkadia)
- Period
- Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/179673
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.42 g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: A-Δ
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- cf. SNG Cop 195; BCD Pelop 1547.5
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.428.513
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of Zeus Lykaios, l., laureate.
Reverse: Young, nude Pan seated on rocks, l., with r. arm raised and l. holding a lagobolon; an eagle flies away from him, l.; in field at r., a delta; in field at l. an alpha.
Verification Level
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