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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.236
People
Arcadian League
Title
Hemidrachm of the Arcadian League, Kleitor
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
465-460 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Arkadia, Kleitor (Arkadia)
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195974

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.02 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
hemidrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΑR/ΚΑDI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BCD Pelop 1401

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.236
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Zeus Lykaios seated to l. on throne with eagle in r. hand and should have spear in l. hand

Reverse: Head of Kallisto in incuse square

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

Verification Level

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