Coin of the Achaean League, Tegea | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1985.350.89
People: Achaean League
Title: Coin of the Achaean League, Tegea
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 191-146 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tegea (Arkadia)
Period: Hellenistic period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/168242

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

5.7 g

Die Axis

1

Denomination

tetrachalkous

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: illegible but possibly ΙΠΠΩΝ
Reverse Inscription: ΑΧ[ΑΙΩΝ] ΤΕΓΕ[Α]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: cf. BCD Pelop 1742

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year: 1985
Object Number: 1985.350.89
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Zeus standing l. nude and holding Nike in r. hand and long scepter in l. hand

Reverse: Female figure, Achaia, seated l., holding wreath in r. hand and long scepter in l. hand. Inscription to l. and r.

Verification Level

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