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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.616.183
People
Aeropos, Greek (r. 398/397 BCE-395/394 BCE)
Title
Coin of Aeropos of Macedonia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
398/397 BCE-395/394 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176522

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.6 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: AEROPO

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of H.B. Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG ANS (8) 80-81, SNGCop 509-510, Gaebler 3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.616.183
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Young male head (Hermes?) r., wearing petasos.
Reverse: Forepart of lion r.

Verification Level

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