Coin: ar siglos

Museum number:
8-4321
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004321
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Half Stater; Greek. 5.19 grams, 17 mm. Lydia, Turkey. 561-546 BC. Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull, face to face. Globule on lion's forehead. Reverse: Two incuse squares touching.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Lydia (ancient kingdom)
Production place:
Lydia (ancient kingdom)
Culture or time period:
Lydians (ca. 1200 -546 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver alloy
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money), Half staters, and Sigloi
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
561-546 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 17 millimeters and weight 5.19 grams
Loans:
S1973-1974 #26: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (October 23, 1973–October 26, 1973), S1973-1974 #43: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (December 4, 1973–December 6, 1973), and S1977-1978 #29: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 24, 1978–March 15, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar siglos, accession number 8-4321, described as Coin; AR; Half Stater; Greek. 5.19 grams, 17 mm. Lydia, Turkey. 561-546 BC. Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull, face to face. Globule on lion's forehead. Reverse: Two incuse squares touching.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar siglos, accession number 8-4321, described as Coin; AR; Half Stater; Greek. 5.19 grams, 17 mm. Lydia, Turkey. 561-546 BC. Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull, face to face. Globule on lion's forehead. Reverse: Two incuse squares touching.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar siglos, accession number 8-4321, described as Coin; AR; Half Stater; Greek. 5.19 grams, 17 mm. Lydia, Turkey. 561-546 BC. Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull, face to face. Globule on lion's forehead. Reverse: Two incuse squares touching.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar siglos, accession number 8-4321, described as Coin; AR; Half Stater; Greek. 5.19 grams, 17 mm. Lydia, Turkey. 561-546 BC. Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull, face to face. Globule on lion's forehead. Reverse: Two incuse squares touching.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar siglos, accession number 8-4321, described as Coin; AR; Half Stater; Greek. 5.19 grams, 17 mm. Lydia, Turkey. 561-546 BC. Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull, face to face. Globule on lion's forehead. Reverse: Two incuse squares touching.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar siglos, accession number 8-4321, described as Coin; AR; Half Stater; Greek. 5.19 grams, 17 mm. Lydia, Turkey. 561-546 BC. Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull, face to face. Globule on lion's forehead. Reverse: Two incuse squares touching.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar siglos, accession number 8-4321, described as Coin; AR; Half Stater; Greek. 5.19 grams, 17 mm. Lydia, Turkey. 561-546 BC. Obverse: Foreparts of lion and bull, face to face. Globule on lion's forehead. Reverse: Two incuse squares touching.

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