Coin: ar diobol

Museum number:
8-5568
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005568
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.01 grams, 9.1 mm. 478-390 BC. Miletus, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right with open jaws. Reverse: incuse square containing ornamented star.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Ionia (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC) and Ionian
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Diobols
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
478-390 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 9.1 millimeters and weight 1.01 grams
Loans:
S1973-1974 #26: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (October 23, 1973–October 26, 1973)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5568, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.01 grams, 9.1 mm. 478-390 BC. Miletus, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right with open jaws. Reverse: incuse square containing ornamented star.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5568, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.01 grams, 9.1 mm. 478-390 BC. Miletus, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right with open jaws. Reverse: incuse square containing ornamented star.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5568, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.01 grams, 9.1 mm. 478-390 BC. Miletus, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right with open jaws. Reverse: incuse square containing ornamented star.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5568, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.01 grams, 9.1 mm. 478-390 BC. Miletus, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right with open jaws. Reverse: incuse square containing ornamented star.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5568, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.01 grams, 9.1 mm. 478-390 BC. Miletus, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right with open jaws. Reverse: incuse square containing ornamented star.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5568, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.01 grams, 9.1 mm. 478-390 BC. Miletus, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right with open jaws. Reverse: incuse square containing ornamented star.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5568, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.01 grams, 9.1 mm. 478-390 BC. Miletus, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right with open jaws. Reverse: incuse square containing ornamented star.

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