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Tetradrachm of Athens

Greek (Artist)
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

[Inscription, Greek; reverse] ΑΘΕ(ναι) ΜΕΝΕΔ(μος) ΕΠΙΓΕΝΟ(ς) ΛΥΣΑΝ(δρος) [Translation] Athens; Menedemos, Epigenos, and Lysandros [Note: The names refer to the issuing magistrates.]

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.

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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

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

59.672

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