ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Drachm of Tarentum
Place CreatedTaras, Italy, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Dateca. 280-272 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of Yousef & Judy Eid
Dimensions3/4 in. (1.9 cm, 2.7 g)
Object number1995.012.003
Label TextObverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stoneReverse: Owl standing right, head facing, on olive branch (inscription not legible)
ProvenancePurchased by donor from David Swingler, Santa Monica, California, 1988.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 280 BCE
18th-19th Century
ca. 100 CE
132-137 CE
mid 2nd Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
late 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
81-96 CE
221-224 BCE
221-204 BCE
early 4th Century BCE
