Didrachm of the Aetolian League | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.1470
People: Aetolian League
Aetolian League
Title: Didrachm of the Aetolian League
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 220-205 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Aetolia
Period: Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/171089

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.63 g

Die Axis

12

Denomination

didrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: ΦΙ
Reverse Inscription: ΝΙ to l. ΑΙΤΩΛΩΝ to r.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Robinson collection; bought Henry Chapeneau(?), November 14, 1913, $68

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Tsangari 779 (this coin); cf. BCD Aetolien 445

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: 1.1965.1470
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Apollo, wearing oak wreath r.
Reverse: Aetolus standing l. with spear, sword, and chlamys. Foot on rocks.

Verification Level

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1.1965.1470: Didrachm of the Aetolian League