Harvard Art Museums > 2009.9: Half of a decadrachm 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"Half of a decadrachm of Athens , 2009.9,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/331242. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.9 Title Half of a decadrachm of Athens Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 470 BCE - 460 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica) Period Classical period, Early Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/331242 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 21.11g Die Axis 7 Denomination decadrachm Provenance Recorded Ownership History From the fixed price list of Nomos AG, Zurich, Winter - Spring 2009, lot 52: previusly in the collectio of J.A. Seager, Classical Numismatic Group, Sale 76, 12 September 2007, 3049 and from the Jordan Hoard 1967 (IGCH 1482), published by C.M. Kraay and P.R.S. Moorey, Revue Numismatique (1968) p. 185 no.41 (this coin) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, J.P. Engelcke Coin Purchase Fund Accession Year 2009 Object Number 2009.9 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 wearing an Attic helmet decorated with olive leaves to r.; the eye is represented frontal. Rev.: lower part of owl, facing, with spread wings Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins 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
