Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4400
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004400
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR: Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.88 grams, 25 mm. 412-345 BC. Heraclea Minoa, Sicily. Obverse: bust of Persephone r. diademed with grain; around, four dolphins rr. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above; in exergue, Punic script.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Heraclea Minoa (historic place), Italy
Production place:
Heraclea Minoa (historic place), Italy
Culture or time period:
Siculo-Punic
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Nike (Greek diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: in ex. inscription, maybe Phonoecian?
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
413-345 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 16.88 grams and linear 25 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4400, described as Coin; AR: Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.88 grams, 25 mm. 412-345 BC. Heraclea Minoa, Sicily. Obverse: bust of Persephone r. diademed with grain; around, four dolphins rr. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above; in exergue, Punic script.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4400, described as Coin; AR: Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.88 grams, 25 mm. 412-345 BC. Heraclea Minoa, Sicily. Obverse: bust of Persephone r. diademed with grain; around, four dolphins rr. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above; in exergue, Punic script.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4400, described as Coin; AR: Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.88 grams, 25 mm. 412-345 BC. Heraclea Minoa, Sicily. Obverse: bust of Persephone r. diademed with grain; around, four dolphins rr. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above; in exergue, Punic script.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4400, described as Coin; AR: Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.88 grams, 25 mm. 412-345 BC. Heraclea Minoa, Sicily. Obverse: bust of Persephone r. diademed with grain; around, four dolphins rr. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above; in exergue, Punic script.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4400, described as Coin; AR: Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.88 grams, 25 mm. 412-345 BC. Heraclea Minoa, Sicily. Obverse: bust of Persephone r. diademed with grain; around, four dolphins rr. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above; in exergue, Punic script.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4400, described as Coin; AR: Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.88 grams, 25 mm. 412-345 BC. Heraclea Minoa, Sicily. Obverse: bust of Persephone r. diademed with grain; around, four dolphins rr. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above; in exergue, Punic script.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4400, described as Coin; AR: Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.88 grams, 25 mm. 412-345 BC. Heraclea Minoa, Sicily. Obverse: bust of Persephone r. diademed with grain; around, four dolphins rr. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above; in exergue, Punic script.

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