Harvard Art Museums > 1976.40.598: Coin of Athens Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Athens , 1976.40.598,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/181571. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1976.40.598 Title Coin of Athens Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 130 BCE - 98 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica) Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/181571 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 6.81 g Die Axis 10 Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: ATHE State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number BMC p. 80, nos. 549-50; Kroll 94 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Harvard College Library, Gift of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1908 Accession Year 1976 Object Number 1976.40.598 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of Athena, r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Rev.: Zeus naked, striding r., hurling thunderbolt; in fields l. and r., the pilei of the Dioskouroi, surmounted by stars. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
