ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Nomos of Velia
Place CreatedVelia, Italy, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Dateca. 280 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions13/16 x 3/4 in., 0.26 oz (2.1 x 1.9 cm, 7.5 g)
Object number2005.078.017
Label TextObverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos, A above, F in front of neck guardReverse: YEΛHTΩN, with lion bringing down stag left
Exhibition HistoryMCCM 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 viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 280-272 BCE
2nd Century CE
early 2nd Century BCE
20th Century
2nd Century CE
ca. 500-600 CE
ca. 500-600 CE
1st Century BCE
664-525 BCE
