2002.282.2: Coin of Athens with a view of the Akropolis and the theater of Dionysos on the reverse
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2002.282.2
- Title
- Coin of Athens with a view of the Akropolis and the theater of Dionysos on the reverse
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 264-267 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Late
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/97279
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 5.87 g
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: ΑΘΗΝΑ - ΙΩΝ
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- M&M, Deutschland, Auktion 11, 7-8 Nov. 2002, lot 21
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Kroll, Agora XXVI no.376; Sv. 98, 46
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
- Accession Year
- 2002
- Object Number
- 2002.282.2
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Bust of Athena to r., wearing Attic helmet.
Reverse: view of the Akropolis and the theater of Dionysos, seen from south; above center the Parthenon; l. the Chalkoteke? statue of Athena?
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
Verification Level
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