Coin: ar

Museum number:
8-5535
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005535
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.
Donor:
University of California Library
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
R E C I N O S
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
ca. 466-415 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 25 millimeters and weight 12.09 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5535, described as Coin; AR; Roman. 12.09 grams, 25 mm. 466-415 BC. Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Obverse: Lion’s scalp facing. Reverse: R E C I N O S, male figure, “oecist”, seated l. on stool, all within wreath.

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