Harvard Art Museums > 2008.115.46: New Style Tetradrachm 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"New Style Tetradrachm of Athens , 2008.115.46,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/191653. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.115.46 Title New Style Tetradrachm of Athens Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 140 BCE-139 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica) Period Hellenistic period, Middle Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/191653 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 16.55 g Die Axis 9 Denomination tetradrachm Provenance Recorded Ownership History Baldwin sale State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number T. 741 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.115.46 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 Obverse: head of Athena wearing helmet decorated with scroll, griffin, and olive leaves. Reverse: AThE, owl standing on panathenaic amphora; in field, EUMHLOS-KALLIPhON-HRA; to r., Tyche with patera and cornucopia; on amphora, K; below amphora, uncertain letters; all in olive wreath. 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
