Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4826
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004826
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 4.34 grams, 17 mm. Aetolian League, 279-168 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena facing r. Reverse: ΑΙΤΩ, Hercules (Greek: Herakles); to left, monogram; above, X.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
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 Heracles (Greek and Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: X and Reverse legend: ΑΙΤΩ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
279-168 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 4.34 grams and linear 17 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4826, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.34 grams, 17 mm. Aetolian League, 279-168 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena facing r. Reverse: ΑΙΤΩ, Hercules (Greek: Herakles); to left, monogram; above, X.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4826, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.34 grams, 17 mm. Aetolian League, 279-168 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena facing r. Reverse: ΑΙΤΩ, Hercules (Greek: Herakles); to left, monogram; above, X.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4826, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.34 grams, 17 mm. Aetolian League, 279-168 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena facing r. Reverse: ΑΙΤΩ, Hercules (Greek: Herakles); to left, monogram; above, X.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4826, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.34 grams, 17 mm. Aetolian League, 279-168 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena facing r. Reverse: ΑΙΤΩ, Hercules (Greek: Herakles); to left, monogram; above, X.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4826, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.34 grams, 17 mm. Aetolian League, 279-168 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena facing r. Reverse: ΑΙΤΩ, Hercules (Greek: Herakles); to left, monogram; above, X.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4826, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.34 grams, 17 mm. Aetolian League, 279-168 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena facing r. Reverse: ΑΙΤΩ, Hercules (Greek: Herakles); to left, monogram; above, X.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4826, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.34 grams, 17 mm. Aetolian League, 279-168 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena facing r. Reverse: ΑΙΤΩ, Hercules (Greek: Herakles); to left, monogram; above, X.

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