Coin: ar tetradrachm (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:
8-7791
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-4488b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin. Silver 4 drachmas. Greek. (14.83 grams; 25 mm.) Barbarous imitation of Philip. Obverse: Head facing right. Reverse: Horseman riding facing right.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Macedon (ancient kingdom)
Culture or time period:
Classical Macedonia (480-323 BC) and Gallic
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 14.83 grams and linear 25 millimeters
Loans:
S1974-1975 #114: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Darrell Arlynn Amyx (June 10, 1975–June 11, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7791, described as Coin. Silver 4 drachmas. Greek. (14.83 grams; 25 mm.) Barbarous imitation of Philip. Obverse: Head facing right. Reverse: Horseman riding facing right.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7791, described as Coin. Silver 4 drachmas. Greek. (14.83 grams; 25 mm.) Barbarous imitation of Philip. Obverse: Head facing right. Reverse: Horseman riding facing right.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7791, described as Coin. Silver 4 drachmas. Greek. (14.83 grams; 25 mm.) Barbarous imitation of Philip. Obverse: Head facing right. Reverse: Horseman riding facing right.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7791, described as Coin. Silver 4 drachmas. Greek. (14.83 grams; 25 mm.) Barbarous imitation of Philip. Obverse: Head facing right. Reverse: Horseman riding facing right.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7791, described as Coin. Silver 4 drachmas. Greek. (14.83 grams; 25 mm.) Barbarous imitation of Philip. Obverse: Head facing right. Reverse: Horseman riding facing right.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7791, described as Coin. Silver 4 drachmas. Greek. (14.83 grams; 25 mm.) Barbarous imitation of Philip. Obverse: Head facing right. Reverse: Horseman riding facing right.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-7791, described as Coin. Silver 4 drachmas. Greek. (14.83 grams; 25 mm.) Barbarous imitation of Philip. Obverse: Head facing right. Reverse: Horseman riding facing right.

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