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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1899
Title
Obol of Elis or Olympia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
323-271 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis, Elis
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170422

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
0.64 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
obol
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: [F]-A

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glendining, 7 Mar. 1957 (Ambassador), 216.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.1899
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to r.

Reverse: Eagle with wings closed standing to r. with head to l.; [F]-A across field.

Not fully intact.

Verification Level

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