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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1516
Title
Didrachm of Velia, Lucania
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
334-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Velia/Hyele/Elea (Lucania)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180428

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.22 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse on tablet: ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Williams 330; HN3 1294

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1516
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena l., wearing Phrygian helmet.
Reverse: Lion tearing prey l.; Φ between legs; tablet (with ethnic?) in exergue.

Verification Level

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