Coin: billon

Museum number:
8-5669
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-5669 (museum number (recataloged to), 8-5669a) and 8-7874 (museum number (recataloged to), 8-5669b)
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Production place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Culture or time period:
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (285–313 AD)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Elpis (Greek deity) and Maximian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: AKMAOYA AMXIMIANOCCEB
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
287-288 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 21 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5669, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. (21 mm Up). Maximianus. 287-288 AD. Alexandria Obverse: A K M A O V A M A I l M l A N O G C E B Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Elpis standing left; L B.

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