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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.21.23
People
The Magnetes
Title
Coin of the Magnetes, Thessaly
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
197 BCE-146 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessaly
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175038

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.73 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: MAGNETON

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. Rogers 331; BCD, Triton XV, 417.13

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
1985.21.23
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Artemis l.
Reverse: Poseidon standing facing, holding dolphin in r. hand, l. hand resting on trident.

Verification Level

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