1980.85.280: Coin of Marathos with Head of Berenike II of Egypt
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1980.85.280
- People
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Berenice II, Greek (r. 246 - 220 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Marathos with Head of Berenike II of Egypt
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 187-186 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Marathos (Phoenicia)
- Period
- Hellenistic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175749
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 9.82 g
- Die Axis
- 1
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC 3
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1980
- Object Number
- 1980.85.280
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Veiled female head r. (Berenice II?), border of dots.
Rev.: Marathos, beardless, with drapery about middle of the body and over l. arm, standing l., holding in r. aphlaston, resting l. elbow on column, on r. downwards name of mint, on l. upwards date, across field mint letters, border of dots.
Verification Level
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