Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4870
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 8.56 grams, 34 mm. Obverse: ΜΩΤΑΚΙΛΙΑ [ΕΟΥ [ ], bust of Otacilia, draped, r. Reverse: [ΑΜ ΙΩΝ, Cult-statue of Samian Hera standing, serpent coiled around her modius.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Samos, North Aegean, Greece
Verbatim coll. place:
Ionia; Samos
Production place:
Samos, North Aegean, Greece
Culture or time period:
Barracks Emperors (235–284 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Hera (Greek deity) and Otacilia Severa (Empress of Rome, Consort of Philip the Arab)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: MOTAKILIA SEOV [ ] and Reverse legend: SAM ION
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
243-249 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 34 millimeters and weight 8.56 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4870, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 8.56 grams, 34 mm. Obverse: ΜΩΤΑΚΙΛΙΑ [ΕΟΥ [ ], bust of Otacilia, draped, r. Reverse: [ΑΜ ΙΩΝ, Cult-statue of Samian Hera standing, serpent coiled around her modius.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4870, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 8.56 grams, 34 mm. Obverse: ΜΩΤΑΚΙΛΙΑ [ΕΟΥ [ ], bust of Otacilia, draped, r. Reverse: [ΑΜ ΙΩΝ, Cult-statue of Samian Hera standing, serpent coiled around her modius.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4870, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 8.56 grams, 34 mm. Obverse: ΜΩΤΑΚΙΛΙΑ [ΕΟΥ [ ], bust of Otacilia, draped, r. Reverse: [ΑΜ ΙΩΝ, Cult-statue of Samian Hera standing, serpent coiled around her modius.

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