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Tetradrachm of Athens with head of Athena
Greek
Classical Period
Late 5th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis; Mint: Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 16.65 gm.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.827
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1090.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena, profile to right (round hole has been bored in the cheek).
Reverse: ΑΘΕ at right. Owl.
At left, olive branch and crescent; at right, Greek inscription.
Reverse: ΑΘΕ at right. Owl.
At left, olive branch and crescent; at right, Greek inscription.
InscriptionsReverse: ΑΘΕ
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).