Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4401
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004401
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.33 grams, 23 mm. Gelon, 485-473 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, bust r. diademed; around, four dolphins r. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Production place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Nike (Greek diety)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: SYRAKOUSION
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
485-478 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 17.33 grams and linear 25 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4401, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.33 grams, 23 mm. Gelon, 485-473 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, bust r. diademed; around, four dolphins r. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4401, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.33 grams, 23 mm. Gelon, 485-473 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, bust r. diademed; around, four dolphins r. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4401, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.33 grams, 23 mm. Gelon, 485-473 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, bust r. diademed; around, four dolphins r. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4401, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.33 grams, 23 mm. Gelon, 485-473 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, bust r. diademed; around, four dolphins r. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4401, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.33 grams, 23 mm. Gelon, 485-473 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, bust r. diademed; around, four dolphins r. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4401, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.33 grams, 23 mm. Gelon, 485-473 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, bust r. diademed; around, four dolphins r. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4401, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.33 grams, 23 mm. Gelon, 485-473 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, bust r. diademed; around, four dolphins r. Reverse: Quadriga r., Nike crowning above.

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