1.1965.1590: Drachm of Athens
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1590
- Title
- Drachm of Athens
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 460 BCE-455 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
- Period
- Classical period, Early
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/170972
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.27 g
- Die Axis
- 10
- Denomination
- drachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: ATHE
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Robinson collection
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- As Starr 156; Seltman N
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1590
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of Athena r., wearing helmet with olive leaves.
Reverse: Owl standing r., head facing; to l., olive sprig and crescent.
Verification Level
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