Drachma
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 365 BCE - 359 BCE
Place MadeAthens, Greece, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions1.5 x 0.5 cm (9/16 x 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsCoins
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18e47
eMuseum ID727913
EmbARK ObjectID14228
Previous Number514
TMS Source ID3042
Last Updated10/30/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesJ.N. Svoronos. Trésor des Monnaies d'Athens (Munich, 1923), pl. XVII, no. 26. (as Greek, Athens; dated 365-359 BCE)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935). p. 146.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935). p. 146.
MarksNotesInscribed in relief (verso): alpha theta epsilon [translation: of the Athenians]
ProvenanceNotesGift from the philosopher Matthew Stewart Prichard (1865-1936) to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
