Rough-edged round silver coin embossed with an image of a bee with Greek letters beside it.
Another side of the rough-edged round silver coin embossed with an image of a deer beside some foliage, with a line of Greek lettering next to it.
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Unknown Maker, Greek

Tetradrachm

Maker

Unknown Maker, Greek

Culture

Greek

Title

Tetradrachm

Year

ca. 387-295 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver

Geography

Mint: Ephesus

Dimensions

Weight: 13.7 g (13.7 g)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

40.015.237

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Utilitarian objects showed their makers’ careful observation of the natural world around them. Images of plants and animals abound on coins and household vessels.

—GB

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Greek
Tetradrachm, ca. 387-295 BCE
Silver
Weight: 13.7 g (13.7 g)
Museum Appropriation Fund 40.015.237

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