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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1592
Title
Tetradrachm of Athens
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
449 BCE-420 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/171162

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.74 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ATHE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David Moore Robinson collection; Sotheby, 4 May 1908 (O'Hagan), 422
Sotheby & Co., 4 May 1908 (O'Hagan), 422.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. Starr 7'

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
1.1965.1592
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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.

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

Verification Level

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