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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.21.139
Title
Coin of Thyrrheion
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
300-250 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thyrrheion (Akarnania)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174736

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.16 g
Die Axis
2
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΘΥΡΡΕ[ΩΝ]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Akarnanien 375-6; SNG Cop 413

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.21.139
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena in Attic helmet, r.
Reverse: Owl standing l.; to l., torch.

Verification Level

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