Coin: ar litra

Museum number:
8-5552
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005552
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Litra; Greek. 0.95 grams, 11 mm. 415-387 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp. Reverse: between leaves, -PH; below, olive sprig consisting of two leaves and two olives.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Production place:
Rhegium (ancient Reggio Calabria)
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: PH
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
415-387 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 0.95 grams and linear 11 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar litra, accession number 8-5552, described as Coin; AR; Litra; Greek. 0.95 grams, 11 mm. 415-387 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp. Reverse: between leaves, -PH; below, olive sprig consisting of two leaves and two olives.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar litra, accession number 8-5552, described as Coin; AR; Litra; Greek. 0.95 grams, 11 mm. 415-387 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp. Reverse: between leaves, -PH; below, olive sprig consisting of two leaves and two olives.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar litra, accession number 8-5552, described as Coin; AR; Litra; Greek. 0.95 grams, 11 mm. 415-387 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp. Reverse: between leaves, -PH; below, olive sprig consisting of two leaves and two olives.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar litra, accession number 8-5552, described as Coin; AR; Litra; Greek. 0.95 grams, 11 mm. 415-387 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp. Reverse: between leaves, -PH; below, olive sprig consisting of two leaves and two olives.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar litra, accession number 8-5552, described as Coin; AR; Litra; Greek. 0.95 grams, 11 mm. 415-387 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp. Reverse: between leaves, -PH; below, olive sprig consisting of two leaves and two olives.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar litra, accession number 8-5552, described as Coin; AR; Litra; Greek. 0.95 grams, 11 mm. 415-387 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp. Reverse: between leaves, -PH; below, olive sprig consisting of two leaves and two olives.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar litra, accession number 8-5552, described as Coin; AR; Litra; Greek. 0.95 grams, 11 mm. 415-387 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp. Reverse: between leaves, -PH; below, olive sprig consisting of two leaves and two olives.

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