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Tetradrachm of Athens with head of Athena, struck under Xenokles and Harmoxenos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
124–123 or 91–90 B.C.
Mint: Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 16.55 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.75
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, ornamented with Pegasus and four horse protomes.
Reverse: Within olive wreath, owl stands on amphora. At right: dolphin and trident.
Inscriptions in Greek above, below, in fields and on amphora.
New Style.
Reverse: Within olive wreath, owl stands on amphora. At right: dolphin and trident.
Inscriptions in Greek above, below, 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