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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.17
People
Prusias I, Greek (r. 238 -182 BCE)
Title
Coin of Prusias I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
238-183 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bithynia
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Hellenistic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196005

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.42 g
Die Axis
12

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 3-5

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.17
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Apollo, l., laureate.
Rev.: Athena, winged, standing l., crowns the name of the king; l. hand on shield at her feet.

Verification Level

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