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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Drachma with Eagle Devouring Serpent
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Drachma with Eagle Devouring Serpent

AAT Object Form/Functiondrachmas
Place CreatedChalkis, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodClassical
Dateca. 369-336 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions5/8 x 5/8 in. (1.6 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2005.078.025
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Installation, September 29, 2014 - August 2020
ProvenanceEx coll. H. Burke Nicholson, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art