Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4786
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greeek. 4.1482 grams, 18.1 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo, facing left, with laurel; border of dots. Reverse: ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, lyre leaning against an omphalos; beneath, laurel branch or palm. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, low relief, inscription effaced but legible
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Neopolis (ancient city), Southern Italy
Production place:
Neopolis (ancient city), Southern Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
June 23, 1905
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Apollo (Greek and Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: NEOPOLITON
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
340 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 4.1482 grams and linear 18.1 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4786, described as Coin; AE; Greeek. 4.1482 grams, 18.1 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo, facing left, with laurel; border of dots. Reverse: ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, lyre leaning against an omphalos; beneath, laurel branch or palm. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, low relief, inscription effaced but legibleHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4786, described as Coin; AE; Greeek. 4.1482 grams, 18.1 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo, facing left, with laurel; border of dots. Reverse: ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, lyre leaning against an omphalos; beneath, laurel branch or palm. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, low relief, inscription effaced but legibleHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4786, described as Coin; AE; Greeek. 4.1482 grams, 18.1 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo, facing left, with laurel; border of dots. Reverse: ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, lyre leaning against an omphalos; beneath, laurel branch or palm. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, low relief, inscription effaced but legibleHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4786, described as Coin; AE; Greeek. 4.1482 grams, 18.1 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo, facing left, with laurel; border of dots. Reverse: ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, lyre leaning against an omphalos; beneath, laurel branch or palm. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, low relief, inscription effaced but legibleHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4786, described as Coin; AE; Greeek. 4.1482 grams, 18.1 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo, facing left, with laurel; border of dots. Reverse: ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, lyre leaning against an omphalos; beneath, laurel branch or palm. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, low relief, inscription effaced but legibleHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4786, described as Coin; AE; Greeek. 4.1482 grams, 18.1 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo, facing left, with laurel; border of dots. Reverse: ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, lyre leaning against an omphalos; beneath, laurel branch or palm. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, low relief, inscription effaced but legible
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4786, described as Coin; AE; Greeek. 4.1482 grams, 18.1 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo, facing left, with laurel; border of dots. Reverse: ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, lyre leaning against an omphalos; beneath, laurel branch or palm. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, low relief, inscription effaced but legible

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