CoinsGreek4th century BCE

Stater of the Arcadian League, Megalopolis

363-362 BCE

Artists

Arcadian LeagueCoin Constituent

Description

Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus Lykaios to l. Reverse: Pan, nude, seated to l. on rock covered with mantle and holding lagobolon in r. hand and resting l. on rock. Syrinx resting against rock and inscription on rock. To l., AΡΚ monogram.

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Late

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

12.29 g

Provenance

[Spink, London (1882)], sold; to Hermann Weber [1], London (from 1882), sold; to [Spink, London]. William H. Woodward [2], London (by 1928 to 1941), sold; to [Sprink, London (1941)]. Frederick M. Watkins [3], New Haven, CT (by 1972), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum (1972) [1] Hermann Weber (1823-1918). The coin is published in L. Forrer, The Weber Collection, vol. 2 (1924), no. 4259. According to the catalog, Weber acquired the coin from “Spink, 1882.” [2] William H. Woodward (1855-1941). The coin is published in E. S. G. Robinson, Ancient Greek Coins in the possession of William Harrison Woodward (1928), no 171, and is listed as being formerly in the Weber collection. [3] Frederick M. Watkins (1910-1972)