The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Electrotype Replica of Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse)
1838–1916
Location: not on view
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This silver-plated replica weighs about 12 grams, nearly 30% less than a pure silver tetradrachm.Description
With a green tint betraying its copper content, this coin is an electrotype replica created more than a century ago. It precisely replicates the form of a 2nd-century BC original. Retaining the basic scheme of Athena and owl from earlier Athenian coinage, these “New Style” tetradrachms—as scholars call them—give the goddess a more naturalistic appearance and add an amphora, olive wreath, and magistrate names to the reverse.- Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.977