Athenian Tetradrachm
Greek
Athens
Attica
430-322 BCE
Silver
Weight: 17.2 g
Diameter: 7/8 in. (22.4 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Glenn Babbitt
174.30.30176
Geography
Place Made: Greece, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Head of Athena right in fine style but rough execution with eye in profile wearing close fitting Attic helmet with two olive springs in front, back with scroll, "fleur de lis" pointing down and right above; round earring; Reverse: Owl right, wings closed; behind, crescent and olivesprig with two leaves and a berry; dot between eyes
Course History
CLST 1, Antiquity Today: An Introduction to Classical Studies, Paul Christesen, Winter 2014
CLST 1, Antiquity Today: An Introduction to Classical Studies, Paul Christesen, Winter 2014
LAT 3.01, Intermediate Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2020
LAT 3.02, Intermediate Latin, Simone Oppen, Winter 2020
LAT 3.03, Intermediate Latin, Roger Ulrich, Winter 2020
LAT 3.04, Intermediate Latin, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2020
CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2022
LAT 2.02, Introductory Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2022
LAT 2.03, Introductory Latin II, Simone Oppen, Winter 2022
LAT 2.02, Introductory Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2022
LAT 2.03, Introductory Latin II, Simone Oppen, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2022
Latin 2.03, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.04, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.04, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Spring 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Spring 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2023
Greek 1.01, Introductory Greek, Alexandra Schultz, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2024
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2024
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2024
Latin 2.03, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2024
Latin 2.03, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Paul Christesen, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Paul Christesen, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Bryce Walker, Spring 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Bryce Walker, Spring 2024
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Spring 2024
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Spring 2024
Classics 11.19, History 94.16, Before Billboards and Twitters: Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2024
Exhibition History
Ancient Profiles: Sculpture, Prints, and Coins from the Permanent Collection, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Art History 1, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1-December 17, 1997.
Anthropology of Religion, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 48, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 30-May 2, 2004.
Goddess and Polis: The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 12-December 6, 1992; Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, Janaury 9-April 16, 1993; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, May 11-August 1, 1993; The Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, August 31-November 28, 1993.
Representing Myth: The Classical Tradition in Western Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 11-August 17, 1995.
Publication History
Jenifer Neils, "Goddess and Polis: the Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens", Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College and the Princeton University Press, 1992, ill. p. 150.
Provenance
Glenn Babbitt; given to present collection, 1974.
Catalogue Raisonne
BMC p. 13, pl. V/3
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