2008.2.1: Imitation of Athenian tetradrachm from Palestine
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.2.1
- Title
- Imitation of Athenian tetradrachm from Palestine
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 400 BCE - 320 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Palestine
- Period
- Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
- Culture
- Philisto-Arabian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/322094
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.00g
- Die Axis
- 9
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.
Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.2.1
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Head of Athena to r.
Rev.: owl
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
Verification Level
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