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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.91
People
Heliokles I, Greek (r. c. 145 -130 BCE)
Title
Barbarous imitation of Heliokles
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
140-100 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Balkh
Culture
Graeco-Bactrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170799

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.73 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
tetradrachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. SNGANS 9, 660-665

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.100.91
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Diademed head of Heliokles to r.
Rev.: Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter

Verification Level

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