1932.14: Tetradrachm of Athens
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1932.14
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Athens
- 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/181410
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 17.09 g
- Die Axis
- 8
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- 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, Gift of Katharine B. Taylor
- Accession Year
- 1932
- Object Number
- 1932.14
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing helmet adorned with olive leaves.
Reverse: Owl standing r., head facing; behind, olive sprig and crescent.
Verification Level
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