ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Drachm of Sinope
Place CreatedSinope, Turkey, Asia
CultureGreek
PeriodClassical
Dateca. 350-300 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions5/8 x 5/8 in., 0.18 oz (1.6 x 1.6 cm, 5 g)
Object number2005.078.047
Label TextObverse: Head of nymph to leftReverse: Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin to left, AΓP[EΩΣ] beneath wing, ΣIΝΩ below
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 2008
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 viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 221-204 BCE
ca. 338-308 BCE
early 4th Century BCE
78-77 BCE
ca. 221-204 BCE
363-323 BCE
101-102 BCE
340-335 BCE
244-249 CE
221-224 BCE
221-204 BCE
ca. 202-133 BCE
