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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.21.22
Title
Coin of Larissa Kremaste
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
302 BCE-286 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Larissa Kremaste (Thessaly)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175037

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.09 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: LARI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Rogers 321; BCD, Triton XV, 405.4

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
1985.21.22
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of nymph r.
Reverse: Perseus standing facing, laureate and wearing aegis, holding harpa in r. hand, head of Medusa in l. hand.

Verification Level

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