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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.513
People
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
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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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