Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:
8-7794
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-4490b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Greece
Culture or time period:
Classical Macedonia (480-323 BC) and Gallic
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Heracles (Greek and Roman diety) and Zeus (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.04 grams and linear 17 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar drachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7794, described as Coin. Silver drachma. Greek. (2.04 grams; 17 mm.) Barbarian imitation of Alexander the Great. Obverse: Barbarous rendering of head of Heracles, facing right. Reverse: Zeus seated facing left. Monogram in field left and symbol in field right.

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