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Hemidrachm of Argos
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Obverse: Forepart of wolf l.
Reverse: Alpha in incuse square with eagle on thunderbolt under alpha and inscription across alpha
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Acq. Athens 1926.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Title: Hemidrachm of Argos
Description:
Obverse: Forepart of wolf l.
Reverse: Alpha in incuse square with eagle on thunderbolt under alpha and inscription across alpha.
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