Gold stater with head of Athena

Place of Originpossibly Amphipolis, Greece, Macedonia

Date336 BCE

Dimensions3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Mediumgold

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineGift of Jacob John Hunker

Object number

1920.530

Not on View

DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena; Reverse: Standing Nike. Die-stamped metal.

Label TextIssued just before Alexander’s invasion of Asia, this coin features the head of Athena as a symbol of Alexandr’s benevolence towards Athens.Published References

cf. Settman, Charles, Greek Coins, 2nd ed., London, 1952, pl. 48, 1 & 2.

Visona, Paol, The Mint and the Message, Ann Arbor, Kelsey Museum, 1981, p. 2, no. 17.

Exhibition History

Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, The Mint and the Message: 1000 Years of Currency from Darius to Justinian, 1981, no. 17, p. 2.