Coin of the Achaean League minted at Helisson | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1985.350.26
People: Achaean League
Title: Coin of the Achaean League minted at Helisson
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 191-146 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis, Elis
Period: Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/179410

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.29 g

Die Axis

11

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: To left: Kappa with a vertical bar at the end of the downward sloping bar
Reverse Inscription: [ ]FA[S]IWN to the right

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Warren 2007, 297

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: 1985.350.26
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: nude Zeus Homarios standing to the left holding a small Nike in his right hand and a sceptre behind him in his left hand; Nike offers a crown

Reverse: Achaia seated to the left with a wreath in her right hand and a sceptre grasped behind her in the left hand

Verification Level

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