Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-6141
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006141
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; size, 21.1 mm.; weight, 6.4543 grms.; condition, relief low, poorly struck, inscritption partially effaced, oblong. Obverse: Head of Pallas (?), facing left, in Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cock, facing right, behind star; inscription partially effaced but appears to be CALENO.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Campania, Southern Italy
Production place:
Cales (ancient name) Campania, Italy
Culture or time period:
Roman Conquest of Italy (396–242 BC)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: CALENO
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
265-240 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 21.1 millimeters and weight 6.4543 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6141, described as Coin; Æ; size, 21.1 mm.; weight, 6.4543 grms.; condition, relief low, poorly struck, inscritption partially effaced, oblong. Obverse: Head of Pallas (?), facing left, in Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cock, facing right, behind star; inscription partially effaced but appears to be CALENO.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6141, described as Coin; Æ; size, 21.1 mm.; weight, 6.4543 grms.; condition, relief low, poorly struck, inscritption partially effaced, oblong. Obverse: Head of Pallas (?), facing left, in Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cock, facing right, behind star; inscription partially effaced but appears to be CALENO.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6141, described as Coin; Æ; size, 21.1 mm.; weight, 6.4543 grms.; condition, relief low, poorly struck, inscritption partially effaced, oblong. Obverse: Head of Pallas (?), facing left, in Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cock, facing right, behind star; inscription partially effaced but appears to be CALENO.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6141, described as Coin; Æ; size, 21.1 mm.; weight, 6.4543 grms.; condition, relief low, poorly struck, inscritption partially effaced, oblong. Obverse: Head of Pallas (?), facing left, in Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cock, facing right, behind star; inscription partially effaced but appears to be CALENO.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6141, described as Coin; Æ; size, 21.1 mm.; weight, 6.4543 grms.; condition, relief low, poorly struck, inscritption partially effaced, oblong. Obverse: Head of Pallas (?), facing left, in Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cock, facing right, behind star; inscription partially effaced but appears to be CALENO.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6141, described as Coin; Æ; size, 21.1 mm.; weight, 6.4543 grms.; condition, relief low, poorly struck, inscritption partially effaced, oblong. Obverse: Head of Pallas (?), facing left, in Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cock, facing right, behind star; inscription partially effaced but appears to be CALENO.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6141, described as Coin; Æ; size, 21.1 mm.; weight, 6.4543 grms.; condition, relief low, poorly struck, inscritption partially effaced, oblong. Obverse: Head of Pallas (?), facing left, in Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cock, facing right, behind star; inscription partially effaced but appears to be CALENO.

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