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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.429.6
Title
Drachm of Elis (Fake?)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
271-191 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis, Elis
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Hellenistic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180015

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.62 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
drachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BMC 134

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.429.6
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Eagle flying to r. clutching hare in talons.
Rev.: Wingless thunderbolt, with a digamma and an alpha to l. and r. sides respectively.

Verification Level

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