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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.233
Title
Coin of Tegea
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
50-25 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tegea (Arkadia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212991

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.82 g
Die Axis
2
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΤΕΓΕΑΤΑΝ and two monograms

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Head 455; BMC 25; cf. BCD Pelop 1751

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.233
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena Alea to r.

Reverse: The infant Telephos kneeling l. and suckled by doe standing r. with head turned back towards infant. Two monograms to r.

Verification Level

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