tetrobol from the district of of Bottiaea, Macedon, struck in the capital of Pella.

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2004.24
Title: tetrobol from the district of of Bottiaea, Macedon, struck in the capital of Pella.
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 187-180 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Bottiaia (Macedonia)
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/57571

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Silver
Metal: AR
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 1.78 g
Denomination: tetrobol

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Classical Numismatic Group

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year: 2004
Object Number: 2004.24
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Macedonian shield
Rev.: Prow and theta omicron

Verification Level

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