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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.618
Title
Stater of Pheneos, forgery
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
360-340 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Arkadia, Pheneos (Arkadia)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179451

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.71 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Traces of inscription but illegible. Should read APKAΣ behind infant and ΦΕΝΕΩΝ below

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Pelop 1622

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
1984.618
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Demeter to r. wearing grain wreath

Reverse: Hermes moving holding kerykeion in r. hand and infant Arkas in l.; Arkas raises hand to touch Hermes' petasos

Verification Level

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