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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.162
People
Eumenes I, Greek (r. 262-241 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Eumenes I of Pergamon
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
262 BCE-241 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Pergamon (Mysia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196435

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.81 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: FILETAIROY

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Westermark XXIX

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.162
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Philetairos
Rev.: Athena enthroned, facing l.; bow at r.

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
  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

Verification Level

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