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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.325
People
Zenodoros, Greek (r. 30-20 BCE)
Title
Coin of Zenodoros of Chalkis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
30-20 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Chalkis (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212585

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.85 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: [N]E KAI, LZΠ*
  • Reverse Inscription: ZHNOΔΩPOY[T]ETPA[PXOYKAIAPXIEPEΩΣ?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.325
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Octavian r., bare, in field l. LZΠ*, countermark, border of dots.
Rev.: Head of Zenodorus l., bare, border of dots.

Verification Level

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