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Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5462, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 2.86 grams, 14 mm. 330-228 BC. Heraclea, Italy. Obverse: head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: Herkales naked, standing l. holding patera, club, and lion’s skin.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5477, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.3 grams, 21 mm. Bruttium, Italy. 270-203 BC. Obverse: head of Apollo l. laureate Reverse: PH IN N, Tripod-Lebes, with neck and 3 handles.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5529, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 68.65 grams. Ptolemy III Euergetes I. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΣΤΜΛΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ ]Σ, eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, cornucopia bound with fillet; below, ΔΙ. Remarks: "(should be reweighed this is too rough)

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5532, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.69 grams, 25 mm. 310-304 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΚΟΡΑΣ, head of Kore r. Reverse: ΛΓΑΟΟΚΑΕΙΟΣ, Nike at trophy, Triskeles to right of trophy Remarks: “Euboic-Attic Standard” "(green coppery discoloration, and a “pinhole”, on the Nike)

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5487, described as Coin; AR; Siglos; Persian. 5.58 grams, 15.8 mm. Obverse: Great King in “Kni e lauf” (kneeling-running) attitude r., bearded, wearing quiver, bow, points of kidaris, not clear (or off flan). Reverse: Oblong, partly rectangular, incuse with “grain-shaped” relief in the middle.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5473, described as Coin; AR; 16 Litrai Piece; Greek. 13.5 grams, 26 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Philistis l. diademed and veiled; behind, wreath. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ ΦΙΛΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ, quadriga r., driven by winged Nike wearing long chiton, holding reins ; above, Φ.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5471, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.05 grams, 21 mm. 334-302 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Naked horseman r. helmeted, armed; beneath, ΔAI. Reverse: Taras naked riding dolphin l. holding trident and shield with sea horse design; beneath, buccinum. Remarks: "(Period of Kleonymus).

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5480, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 4.1 grams, 14 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted, wreathed, lotus on the back of the helmet with point upward. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl; to left, olive branch.