Coin: ar

Museum number:
8-4733
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004733
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 16mm. Sicyon, 400-252 BC. Obverse: Chimera l.; below, ΣΙ. Reverse: Dove flying l.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Chimera (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Hemidrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
400-223 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-4733, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 16mm. Sicyon, 400-252 BC. Obverse: Chimera l.; below, ΣΙ. Reverse: Dove flying l.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-4733, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 16mm. Sicyon, 400-252 BC. Obverse: Chimera l.; below, ΣΙ. Reverse: Dove flying l.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-4733, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 16mm. Sicyon, 400-252 BC. Obverse: Chimera l.; below, ΣΙ. Reverse: Dove flying l.

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