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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.74.373
Title
Coin of Ilion with the flight of Aeneas
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
2nd-3rd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Ilion (Troas)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182959

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.57 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
von Fritze 33; SNG von Aulock 1526

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.74.373
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: draped bust of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left.
Rev.: Aeneas in short chiton striding to left, carrying Anchises on his left arm and holding Askanios hand.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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