2006.28: Tetradachm of Seleukos I, Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris, second workshop
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2006.28
- People
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Seleukos I, Greek (r. 312-281 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradachm of Seleukos I, Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris, second workshop
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 296 -281 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukeia ad Tigrim (Syria)
- Period
- Seleucid period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/5308
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 17.05 g
- Die Axis
- 10
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Not known, not in any recent hoards, not published in previous auction catalogues.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SC 130.13
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor England
- Accession Year
- 2006
- Object Number
- 2006.28
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of Zeus bearded, right.
Reverse: Athena Promachos in a chariot of elephants.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/10/2018 - 02/06/2019
Verification Level
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