Harvard Art Museums > 1997.260.209: Coin of Patrai under Metrodoros Menekleos Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Patrai under Metrodoros Menekleos (Metrodoros Menekleos) , 1997.260.209,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/212762. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1997.260.209 People Metrodoros Menekleos Title Coin of Patrai under Metrodoros Menekleos Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 45-40 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Patrai (Achaia) Period Hellenistic period, Late Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/212762 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 5.38 g Die Axis 8 Denomination hemiobol Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: ΜΗΤΡΟΔWΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕΟΣ ΠΑΤΡΕWΝ (sigmas are lunate) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gift of Richard Wells State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number BCD Pelop 509 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 1997.260.209 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Head of Herakles bound with taenia, r. with border of dots Reverse: Athena striding right holding shield and spear. (owl standing to her right and monogram of Patrai to left?) Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
