Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4318
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004318
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Production place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver alloy
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ATHE
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
450-400 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 22 millimeters and weight 16 grams
Loans:
S1974-1975 #36: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 11, 1974–April 22, 1981) and S1974-1975 #8: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1973–November 19, 1974)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4318, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 22 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: ΑΘΕ, head of Athena r. Reverse: Owl r.

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