2002.282.1: Coin of Athens with a View of the Akropolis
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2002.282.1
- Title
- Coin of Athens with a View of the Akropolis
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 264-267 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Late
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/97574
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 5.18 g
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: ΑΘΗΝ - ΑΙΩΝ
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, Bern 2 (1984) Nr.184
Münzen und Medaillen, Deutschland, Auction 11, 7-8 Nov. 2002, lot 20
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Kroll, Agora XXVI no.375; Sv.98, 33
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
- Accession Year
- 2002
- Object Number
- 2002.282.1
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Bust of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet r.
Reverse: The Akropolis seen from north and west, on r. the steps of Panathenaic way leading to the Propylaia; at center colossal statue of the Athena; to l. traces of the Erechtheion. Halfway up niche with curved lintel representing the Cave of Pan.
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
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