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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.98.48
Title
New StyleTetradrachm of Athens
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
185 BCE - 38 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181063

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.5 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ATHE; THEODOTOS KLEOPHANES SOTAS TA?

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
T. 767

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.98.48
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena Parthenos r.
Reverse: Owl standing r. on amphora, within olive wreath.

Verification Level

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