id: 97405 accession number: 1916.992 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.992 updated: 2022-04-05 09:00:24.868000 Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse), 449-407 BC. Greek, minted at Athens (Attica). Silver; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.992 title: Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 449-407 BC creation date earliest: -449 creation date latest: -407 current location: creditline: Gift of J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: Greek, minted at Athens (Attica) technique: silver department: Greek and Roman Art collection: GR - Greek type: Coins find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: ΑΘΕ translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Stories From Storage opening date: 2021-02-07T05:00:00 Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Mr. J.H. Wade, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?-1916 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1916- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The basic design of Athenian tetradrachms is now back in use, on Greek one-Euro coins. digital description: Incorporating the first three letters of the city name—ΑΘΕ—with then-iconic images of the patron goddess Athena and her owl, the Athenian tetradrachm was among the most widely traded and most recognizable coins of the ancient world. The olive leaves on Athena’s helmet and the small crescent moon behind the owl date this coin after the Persian Wars. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.992/1916.992_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.992/1916.992_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.992/1916.992_full.tif