Bronze drachm of Athens | Harvard Art Museums

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
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Descriptions

Description: 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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2005.115.19: Bronze drachm of Athens