The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Tetradrachm: Head of Athena, r. (obverse)

449–440 BCE

Greek, minted at Athens

(Attica)
silver
Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch 1941.296.a
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The images of Athena here and her owl on the reverse, unmistakably identify this coin as Athenian.
  • ?-1941
    Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York, NY, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1941-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
  • {{cite web|title=Tetradrachm: Head of Athena, r. (obverse)|url=false|author=|year=449–440 BCE|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1941.296.a