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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Drachm of Sikyon
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Drachm of Sikyon

Place CreatedSikyon, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodClassical
Date340-335 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions3/4 x 11/16 in., 0.2 oz (1.9 x 1.7 cm, 5.8 g)
Object number2005.078.026
Label TextObverse: Dove alighting left; Σ-I flanking

Reverse: Dove flying left; E above tail feathers; all within wreath
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Installation, September 29, 2014 - August 2020
ProvenanceEx coll. Hammond Burke Nicholson, Jr. (1917-2007), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
Technical NotesDie Axis: 7