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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.9
People
Antiochos I Soter, Greek (r. 281-261 BCE)
Title
Coin of Antiochos I Soter of Syria, Antioch
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
281 BCE-261 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Seleucid period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186151

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.24 g
Die Axis
7

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SC I 340-341

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.85.9
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Macedonian shield with central anchor.
Rev.: BA/AN, tusked elephant walking r., monograms and symbols above and below.

Verification Level

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