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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1957.112
People
Koinon of Thessaly
Title
Attic Drachm of the Koinon of Thessaly
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
60 BCE - 1 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessaly
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196576

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.04 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: QESSALWN
  • Reverse Inscription: THESSALON

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD, Triton XV, 892.4 (but no minter's mark)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gifts for Special Uses Fund
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
1957.112
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Pallas, r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet adorned w/ a griffin
Reverse: Bridled horse trotting r.; minter's mark (plant) below; inscriptions above and below, in exergue

Verification Level

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