Coin: tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-5299
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005299
Accession number:
Acc.369
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Production place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Silver (metal)
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:
500-430 BC
Accession date:
1908
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 25 millimeters and weight 17 grams
Loans:
S1975-1976 #16: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 9, 1975–April 22, 1981) and S1982-1983 #30: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (February 28, 1983–March 17, 1983)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: tetradrachm, accession number 8-5299, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 500-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: bust of Athena r. laureate. Reverse: ΑθΕ, Owl; to left, olive branch.

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