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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.760
Title
Tetradrachm of Athens, from the Asyut Hoard, Egypt, 1968
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
500 BCE-480 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182121

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.58 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
tetradrachm

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.760
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Asyut Hoard No. ? : Athena r. in Attic helmet; rev: owl r.; to l., olive sprig; to r., ATHE.

Verification Level

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