Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.16: 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"Tetradrachm of Athens , 2005.115.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 13, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/20710. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.16 Title Tetradrachm of Athens Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 440 BCE - 420 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica) Period Classical period, High Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/20710 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 16.98 g Die Axis 9 Denomination tetradrachm Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: AOE Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber: bought from Gans 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 2005.115.16 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 to r., wearing a round helmet decorated with three olive leaves and a spiral; wearing disk earrings and plain necklace. Rev.: Owl standing on branch to r. in incuse square; in upper l. corner olive twig and crescent; to r. downwards and inwards AOE Exhibition History Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011 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
