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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.1
Title
Tetradrachm of Athens (Imitation)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
440 BCE- 350 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180184

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.94 g
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription:
  • Reverse Inscription: ATHE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
As Kroll 15

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena wearing an Attic helmet decorated with three olives leaves to r.
Reverse: Owl standing facing r. in incuse square; olive sprig with olive and crescent in upper left corner.

Verification Level

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