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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.232
People
Arcadian League
Title
Hemidrachm of the Arcadian League, Tegea
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
460-450 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tegea (Arkadia)
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195973

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.02 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
hemidrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Α[Ρ]Κ[ΑΔ]ΙΚΟ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Pelop 1715

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.232
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate Zeus Lykaios seated to r. on throne with swan's head and with scepter in l. hand and eagle with spread wings in r. hand

Reverse: Head of Kallisto facing 3/4 r. and wearing taenia within incuse square

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

Verification Level

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