Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-5577
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005577
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙ
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Ecbatana (ancient place), ancient Persia
Production place:
Ecbatana (ancient place), ancient Persia
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC) and Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Antiochus III (King of Syria) and Apollo (Greek and Roman diety)
Inscription:
ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ and ΔΙ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
209-205 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 17.1 grams and linear 29 millimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #12: Cunningham & Walsh Advertising, Inc. (October 5, 1977–October 13, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5577, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5577, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5577, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5577, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5577, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5577, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙ
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5577, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙ

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