Cleveland Museum of Art

Electrotype Replica of Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse)

Date

1838–1916

Medium

Silver-plated copper alloy (?)

Culture

Greece (?)

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. This silver-plated replica weighs about 12 grams, nearly 30% less than a pure silver tetradrachm.

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