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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.69.6
Title
Coin of Athens
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
335 BCE - 317 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181572

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.9 g
Die Axis
11
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ATHE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Kroll (41-)43

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year
1916
Object Number
1916.69.6
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena r.
Reverse: Two-bodied owl; below, Eleusis ring?

Verification Level

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