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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
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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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