Summary
A copper coin issued by the city of Athens in Attica in the period 117-161 AD. Minted by Athens, Under Roman rule.
Obverse Description
Bust of Athena wearing crested helmet facing right
Reverse Description
Athena standing to right looking back at owl in her outstreached right hand, holds spear and shield in left.
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
-
Date Issued
117-161 AD
-
Issued By
Athens, Attica, Ancient Greek States, 117-161 AD
Bronze struck in the Imperial era, BMC associates this series with the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. -
Artist
Phidias, Athens, Attica, Ancient Greek States
Name also spelled Pheidias. -
Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pre 1880
Listed in Eugene von Guerard's catalogue, vol.1, p.19. Part of a group acquired by Eugene von Guerard from von Haast of New Zealand. This coin was found in the NGV safe during McArthur Bequest incorporation, about 1904. -
Material
Bronze
-
Axis
12
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Dimensions
22 mm (Outside Diameter), 6.693 g (Weight)
-
Shape
Off round
-
References
BMC. Attica p.93 no.671 or 672
[Book] Head, Barclay V. 1888. Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Attica, Megaris, Aegina., 93 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
