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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.458
Title
Stater of Velia, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
400 BCE-350 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Velia/Hyele/Elea (Lucania)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189299

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.42 g
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Obv.: Head of Athena l. wearing Attic helment adorned with winiged griffin; Rev.: Lion walking r.
  • Reverse Inscription: VELITON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acq. Baldwin, 1958.
Loan to Harvard University Art Museums, 1965.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Williams 264y

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.458
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Athena l. wearing Attic helmet adorned with winged griffin; to r., P.
Rev.: VELITON Lion walking r.; above, letter Phi.

Verification Level

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