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Half-Drachma with Horse's Head
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Half-Drachma with Horse's Head

AAT Object Form/Functiondrachma coins
Place CreatedPhokaia, Turkey, Asia
CultureGreek
PeriodArchaic
Dateca. 625 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions3/8 x 3/8 in. (1 x 1 cm)
Object number2005.078.009
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, June 20, 2011 - April 28, 2014
MCCM 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 view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art