Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-5539
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005539
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Bactria (ancient region)
Verbatim coll. place:
Finding place not known
Production place:
Bactria (ancient region)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection date:
Bactria
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Heliokles II Dikaios (King of Bactria) and Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
ca. 150-125 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 17.4 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5539, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5539, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5539, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5539, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5539, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5539, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5539, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5539, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.4 grams. King Heliokles, 150-125 BC. Bactria. Obverse: Head of Heliokles r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΛIΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ, Zeus standing holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, monogram.

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