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Tetradrachm of Athens with head of Athena, struck under Glau[...] and Eche[...]

Greek
Hellenistic Period
170–169 or 137–136 B.C.
Mint: Attica, Athens

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 15.52 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.68
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, with four horse protomes in front, Pegasus on side.
Reverse: Within olive wreath, owl stands on amphora. In field right, bust of Helios.
Inscriptions in Greek in fields and on amphora.


New Style.
ProvenanceFrom a hoard (MFA 65.62-65.99) found in 1960 at Çesme; 1960: purchased from a Greek dealer on behalf of MFA by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; purchased by MFA from Cornelius C. Vermeule III, February 10, 1965