2007.245: Tetradrachm of Athens (Egyptian imitation?)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2007.245
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Athens (Egyptian imitation?)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 450 - 350 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
- Period
- Classical period, High
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/93909
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.95 g
- Die Axis
- 9
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- countermark: small countermarks on obv. and rev.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
- Accession Year
- 2007
- Object Number
- 2007.245
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: head of Athena wearing Attic helmet with three olive leaves to r.
Reverse: owl standing on branch to r.
Verification Level
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