ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Tetradrachm with Head of Athena (Obverse) and Owl (Reverse)
AAT Object Form/Functiontetradrachms
Place CreatedAthens, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Dateca. 145-144 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (2.9 x 2.9 cm)
Object number2005.078.033
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 2008MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Hammond Burke Nicholson, Jr. (1917-2007), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
On viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 430-406 BCE
ca. 490-480 BCE
ca. 393-339 BCE