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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1232
People
Audoleon, Greek (r. 315-286 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Audoleon of Paeonia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
315 BCE-286 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Paeonia
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188133

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.54 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: AUDWLEONTOS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glendining, 18 April 1955, 299

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. SNG ANS (7) 1054

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.1232
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena three-quarter facing r. wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet.
Reverse: Prancing horse r.; below, symbol (A with horizontal curves above).

Verification Level

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