Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4983
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004983
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 31.51 grams, 28.4 mm. 345-317 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with wreath of olive. Reverse: Two dolphins; between, star-fish, with eight rays, the points of which are connected by a web.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
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:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: [SYRA]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
345-317 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 28.4 millimeters and weight 31.51 grams
Loans:
S2015-2016 #3: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (May 5, 2016–August 2, 2016)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4983, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 31.51 grams, 28.4 mm. 345-317 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with wreath of olive. Reverse: Two dolphins; between, star-fish, with eight rays, the points of which are connected by a web.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4983, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 31.51 grams, 28.4 mm. 345-317 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with wreath of olive. Reverse: Two dolphins; between, star-fish, with eight rays, the points of which are connected by a web.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4983, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 31.51 grams, 28.4 mm. 345-317 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with wreath of olive. Reverse: Two dolphins; between, star-fish, with eight rays, the points of which are connected by a web.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4983, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 31.51 grams, 28.4 mm. 345-317 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with wreath of olive. Reverse: Two dolphins; between, star-fish, with eight rays, the points of which are connected by a web.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4983, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 31.51 grams, 28.4 mm. 345-317 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with wreath of olive. Reverse: Two dolphins; between, star-fish, with eight rays, the points of which are connected by a web.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4983, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 31.51 grams, 28.4 mm. 345-317 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with wreath of olive. Reverse: Two dolphins; between, star-fish, with eight rays, the points of which are connected by a web.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4983, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 31.51 grams, 28.4 mm. 345-317 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with wreath of olive. Reverse: Two dolphins; between, star-fish, with eight rays, the points of which are connected by a web.

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