1972.167: Tetradrachm of Perseus of Macedonia
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1972.167
- People
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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
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inscription: reverse: BASILEWS PERSEWS
AU
HR
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inscription: reverse: BASILEWS PERSEWS
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
- Permissions
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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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