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Tetradrachm of Athens
135-134 BCE (Hellenistic)
silver; struck
Obverse: Head of Athena, helmeted, right; beaded border. Reverse: Athenian owl frontal, standing on (Panathenaic?) amphora; in field to left, Asklepios figure, standing left holding serpent-entwined staff; in exergue, ΣΦ (control mark); laurel wreath border with knot at base.
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.
Geographies
Greece, Athens (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1945
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.672