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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Drachm of Sinope
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
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 left

Reverse: 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 view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
Technical NotesDie Axis: 6