2005.115.19: Bronze drachm of Athens
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.19
- Title
- Bronze drachm of Athens
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 264 - 267 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Late
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/20691
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 6.04 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- drachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Agora XXVI 284ff
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.115.19
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Athena to r. wearing crested Corinthian helmet with drapery over shoulders.
Rev.: Athena Parthenos standing facing l., holding small Nike in outstretched r. hand and spear in l., which rests on a shield with base on ground.
Verification Level
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