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Nomos of Lucanian Heraclea
281-278 BCE (Hellenistic)
silver; struck
Obverse: Head of Athena, crested Corinthian helmet pushed back, pendant earrings, right. Reverse: Heracles, frontal, nude and draped, crowning himself with his right hand and leaning on his club with the left; in field to left, Γ(?)A (control mark).
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Lucania, Heraclea (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 13/16 in. (2.01 cm); axis: 8:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.524