Coin: ar didrachm

Museum number:
8-4307
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004307
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.01 grams, 20 mm. 550-480 BC. Obverse: Lions foot tripod, stork l. Reverse: Tripod Incuse.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Kroton (ancient Crotone), Bruttium, Southern Italy
Production place:
Kroton (ancient Crotone), Bruttium, South Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Archaic Period (700–480 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: illegible
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Didrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
550-480 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 8.01 grams and linear 20 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4307, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.01 grams, 20 mm. 550-480 BC. Obverse: Lions foot tripod, stork l. Reverse: Tripod Incuse.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4307, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.01 grams, 20 mm. 550-480 BC. Obverse: Lions foot tripod, stork l. Reverse: Tripod Incuse.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4307, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.01 grams, 20 mm. 550-480 BC. Obverse: Lions foot tripod, stork l. Reverse: Tripod Incuse.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4307, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.01 grams, 20 mm. 550-480 BC. Obverse: Lions foot tripod, stork l. Reverse: Tripod Incuse.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4307, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.01 grams, 20 mm. 550-480 BC. Obverse: Lions foot tripod, stork l. Reverse: Tripod Incuse.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4307, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.01 grams, 20 mm. 550-480 BC. Obverse: Lions foot tripod, stork l. Reverse: Tripod Incuse.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4307, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 8.01 grams, 20 mm. 550-480 BC. Obverse: Lions foot tripod, stork l. Reverse: Tripod Incuse.

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