1980.85.3: Coin of Seleukos I of Syria, Seleukeia
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1980.85.3
- People
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Seleukos I, Greek (r. 312-281 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Seleukos I of Syria, Seleukeia
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 312 BCE-280 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukeia ad Tigrim (Syria)
- Period
- Seleucid period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/186095
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 0.76 g
- Die Axis
- 7
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Hoover 117
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1980
- Object Number
- 1980.85.3
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Winged head of Medusa r.
Rev.: Bull butting r.
Verification Level
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