Drachm

94-27-48

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 94-27-48
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Greek
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Athens
Date Made 449-413 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver
Iconography Athena | Olive Leaves | Owl | Square
Inscription Language Greek Language
Description

Early Issue, head of Athena at right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with three olive leaves and floral scroll; Owl standing right with frontal head in erect posture, tail feathers represented as a single prong, at left olive twig and crescent, all within incuse square;

Outside Diameter 1.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of L. Daniel Dannenbaum, 1994

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