Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4424
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004424
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Pergamon (ancient city), Mysia
Production place:
Pergamon (ancient city), Mysia
Culture or time period:
Aeolian, Attalid dynasty (ca. 282–133 BC), and Mysians
Maker or artist:
Attalus I
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity) and Philetaerus (King of Pergamon)
Inscription:
ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
241-197 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 31 millimeters and weight 16.99 grams
Loans:
S1975-1976 #16: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 9, 1975–April 22, 1981) and S1982-1983 #30: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (February 28, 1983–March 17, 1983)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4424, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4424, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4424, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4424, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4424, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4424, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4424, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.

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