Coin

Museum number:
7-913
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.369
Description:
Silver croat of Alfonso II of Barcelona (Alfonso III of Aragon), Barcelona (Spain), 1285 - 1291. Obverse: +:ALFOSVSDEIGRACIA:REX: - Crowned bust l. Reverse: CIVI TAS BACh’ NONA - Long cross with large annulet in 1st and 4th quarters, cluster of three pellets in 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Spain
Production place:
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Maker or artist:
Alfonso II of Barcelona
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1285 - 1291
Accession date:
1908
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Comment:
See 1932.1.1 and 1969.222.148, and 0000.999.6689 in American Numismatic database for similar, but slightly different coins.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 7-913, described as Silver croat of Alfonso II of Barcelona (Alfonso III of Aragon), Barcelona (Spain), 1285 - 1291. Obverse: +:ALFOSVSDEIGRACIA:REX: - Crowned bust l. Reverse: CIVI TAS BACh’ NONA - Long cross with large annulet in 1st and 4th quarters, cluster of three pellets in 2nd and 3rd quarters.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 7-913, described as Silver croat of Alfonso II of Barcelona (Alfonso III of Aragon), Barcelona (Spain), 1285 - 1291. Obverse: +:ALFOSVSDEIGRACIA:REX: - Crowned bust l. Reverse: CIVI TAS BACh’ NONA - Long cross with large annulet in 1st and 4th quarters, cluster of three pellets in 2nd and 3rd quarters.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 7-913, described as Silver croat of Alfonso II of Barcelona (Alfonso III of Aragon), Barcelona (Spain), 1285 - 1291. Obverse: +:ALFOSVSDEIGRACIA:REX: - Crowned bust l. Reverse: CIVI TAS BACh’ NONA - Long cross with large annulet in 1st and 4th quarters, cluster of three pellets in 2nd and 3rd quarters.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 7-913, described as Silver croat of Alfonso II of Barcelona (Alfonso III of Aragon), Barcelona (Spain), 1285 - 1291. Obverse: +:ALFOSVSDEIGRACIA:REX: - Crowned bust l. Reverse: CIVI TAS BACh’ NONA - Long cross with large annulet in 1st and 4th quarters, cluster of three pellets in 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin, accession number 7-913, described as Silver croat of Alfonso II of Barcelona (Alfonso III of Aragon), Barcelona (Spain), 1285 - 1291. Obverse: +:ALFOSVSDEIGRACIA:REX: - Crowned bust l. Reverse: CIVI TAS BACh’ NONA - Long cross with large annulet in 1st and 4th quarters, cluster of three pellets in 2nd and 3rd quarters.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin, accession number 7-913, described as Silver croat of Alfonso II of Barcelona (Alfonso III of Aragon), Barcelona (Spain), 1285 - 1291. Obverse: +:ALFOSVSDEIGRACIA:REX: - Crowned bust l. Reverse: CIVI TAS BACh’ NONA - Long cross with large annulet in 1st and 4th quarters, cluster of three pellets in 2nd and 3rd quarters.

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