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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.219
Title
Coin of Messene
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
35 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Messenia, Messene (Messenia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212922

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.39 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
chalkous
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: M-E

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 526; BCD Pelop 757

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
1997.260.219
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Zeus to r., border of dots

Reverse: Tripod between M-E wihtin wreath

Verification Level

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