Stater of Velia, Lucania | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.458
Title: Stater of Velia, Lucania
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 400 BCE-350 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Velia/Hyele/Elea (Lucania)
Period: Classical period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/189299

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

7.42 g

Denomination

stater

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Obv.: Head of Athena l. wearing Attic helment adorned with winiged griffin; Rev.: Lion walking r.
Reverse Inscription: VELITON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Acq. Baldwin, 1958.
Loan to Harvard University Art Museums, 1965.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Williams 264y

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: 1.1965.458
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Athena l. wearing Attic helmet adorned with winged griffin; to r., P.
Rev.: VELITON Lion walking r.; above, letter Phi.

Verification Level

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1.1965.458: Stater of Velia, Lucania