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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1492
Title
Stater of Orchomenos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
387 BCE-374 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Orchomenos (Boeotia)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/171175

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.7 g
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ERCHO; OPA

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acq. Sepheriades, 1954

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BMC p. 54, 20

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
1.1965.1492
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Boeotian shield.
Reverse: Horse prancing r., ear of wheat below.

Verification Level

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