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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.227
People
Koinon of Thessaly
Title
Drachm of the Koinon of Thessaly
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
125 BCE - 50 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessaly
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196177

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.84 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: (SW)SIPATROS
    GORGWPAS
    QESSALWNN
  • Reverse Inscription: [SO]SIPATROS; NI; GORGOPAS; THESSALON

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD, Triton XV, 862.1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.227
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Zeus, crowned, w/ oak wreath, r.
Reverse: Thessalian Pallas Itonia fighting r., spear in r. hand, shield on l. arm; inscription above, below, l. and r. in field

Verification Level

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