Coin: ar drachm

Museum number:
8-5601
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005601
Accession number:
Acc.929
Description:
Coin; AG; Silver issue Obverse: Head of Ariobarzanes I right, wearing diadem Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and chiton, standing left; left and supports a spear, and shield; right hand outstreached supports Nike right holding wreath; inscr.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥ
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Bible House, Istanbul, Turkey
Verbatim coll. place:
Bible House, Constantinople
Production place:
Cappadocia
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
F. F. Goodsell
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Ariobarzanes I Philoromanos (King of Cappadocia) and Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: KB and ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
95-92 BC
Accession date:
1948
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 16.3 millimeters and weight 3.63 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5601, described as Coin; AG; Silver issue Obverse: Head of Ariobarzanes I right, wearing diadem Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and chiton, standing left; left and supports a spear, and shield; right hand outstreached supports Nike right holding wreath; inscr.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5601, described as Coin; AG; Silver issue Obverse: Head of Ariobarzanes I right, wearing diadem Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and chiton, standing left; left and supports a spear, and shield; right hand outstreached supports Nike right holding wreath; inscr.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5601, described as Coin; AG; Silver issue Obverse: Head of Ariobarzanes I right, wearing diadem Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and chiton, standing left; left and supports a spear, and shield; right hand outstreached supports Nike right holding wreath; inscr.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5601, described as Coin; AG; Silver issue Obverse: Head of Ariobarzanes I right, wearing diadem Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and chiton, standing left; left and supports a spear, and shield; right hand outstreached supports Nike right holding wreath; inscr.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5601, described as Coin; AG; Silver issue Obverse: Head of Ariobarzanes I right, wearing diadem Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and chiton, standing left; left and supports a spear, and shield; right hand outstreached supports Nike right holding wreath; inscr.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5601, described as Coin; AG; Silver issue Obverse: Head of Ariobarzanes I right, wearing diadem Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and chiton, standing left; left and supports a spear, and shield; right hand outstreached supports Nike right holding wreath; inscr.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥ
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5601, described as Coin; AG; Silver issue Obverse: Head of Ariobarzanes I right, wearing diadem Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and chiton, standing left; left and supports a spear, and shield; right hand outstreached supports Nike right holding wreath; inscr.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝ[ ]Λ[ΜΑΙΟΥ

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