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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.167
People
Perseus, Greek (r. 179-168 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Perseus of Macedonia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
179-168 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196066

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.97 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: BASILEWS PERSEWS
    AU
    HR
    AN
    ER

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.167
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Head of Perseus; reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt in oak wreath; ligatures

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
  • The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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