Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4428
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004428
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Ecbatana (ancient place), ancient Persia
Verbatim coll. place:
purchased in Paris
Production place:
Ecbatana (ancient place), ancient Persia
Culture or time period:
Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Antiochus III (King of Syria) and Apollo (Greek and Roman diety)
Inscription:
ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
215-209 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 27 millimeters and weight 17.01 grams
Loans:
S1975-1976 #86: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (May 6, 1976–May 10, 1976)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4428, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4428, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4428, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4428, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4428, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4428, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4428, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.

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