Tetradrachm of Athens | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.1592
Title: Tetradrachm of Athens
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 449 BCE-420 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period: Classical period, High
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/171162

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

15.74 g

Die Axis

10

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: ATHE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David Moore Robinson collection; Sotheby, 4 May 1908 (O'Hagan), 422
Sotheby & Co., 4 May 1908 (O'Hagan), 422.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: cf. Starr 7'

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number: 1.1965.1592
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Athena r., wearing helmet with olive leaves.
Reverse: Owl standing r., head facing; to l., olive sprig and crescent.

Exhibition History

Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

Verification Level

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1.1965.1592: Tetradrachm of Athens