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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1539
Title
Stater of Leukas
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
167-100 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Leukas (Akarnania)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180464

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.99 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: [Λ]ΕΥΚΑΔΙΩΝ / ΔΙΑΚΡΙΤΟΣ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BCD Akarnanien 301; BMC 87

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1539
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Statue of Aphrodite Aineias to r. with stag; to r., ear of grain; to l., bird-topped scepter; all within laurel wreath.
Reverse: Prow of galley, r.

Verification Level

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