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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.257
People
Achaean League
Title
Hemidrachm of the Achaean League, Aigion
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
87-85 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Aegium (Achaia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181508

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.39 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
hemidrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΑΙ above and Ο-ΤΕΙ across field

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BCD Pelop 429

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton
Accession Year
1895
Object Number
1895.257
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to r. with border of dots

Reverse: Monogram of the Achaean League ΑΙ above and Ο-ΤΕΙ across field; there should be a thunderbolt below but it is off flan; all within laurel wreath

Verification Level

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