Harvard Art Museums > 1997.260.375: Coin 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"Coin of Athens , 1997.260.375,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/212702. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1997.260.375 Title Coin of Athens Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 186-147 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica) Period Hellenistic period, Middle Culture Hellenistic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/212702 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 9.87 g Die Axis 11 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gift of Richard Wells State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Cf. BMC p. 63 no. 444 (AR) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells Accession Year 1997 Object Number 1997.260.375 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, right, wearing crested helmet. Rev.: Owl standing to r., wings closed, on an amphora lying on its side; the whole within an olive wreath; two magistrates' names inscribed in fields. 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
