Hemidrachm of Achaean League, Aegira

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.1841
People: Achaean League
Title: Hemidrachm of Achaean League, Aegira
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 160-146 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Aigeira (Achaia)
Period: Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/170665

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

2.54 g

Die Axis

9

Denomination

hemidrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: ΑΛΚΙ (magistrate?)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Acq. Chapman, 1928. Clerk 16; Thompson 575.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BCD Pelop 399

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: 1.1965.1841
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Zeus r.; border of dots

Reverse: Monogram of Achaean league with forepart of goat above, all within wreath

Verification Level

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1.1965.1841: Hemidrachm of Achaean League, Aegira