Coin: ar didrachm

Museum number:
8-5480
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005480
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Production place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ATHE
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Didrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
527-430 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 4.1 grams and linear 14 millimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #29: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 24, 1978–March 15, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.

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