Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4797
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004797
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Production place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity) and Zeus (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
220-83 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 9.14 grams and linear 19 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4797, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 9.14 grams, 19 mm. 220-83 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Zeus r. hurling thunderbolt; in field, Α / Θ / Ε, star between crescents.

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