Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4851
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 3.867, 18 mm. Iran. Obverse: bust r. diademed. Reverse: , Apollo l. leaning on tripod (?) Remarks: "Persia, imitation of Ecbatana mint, imitation of Seleucus II (246-226 B.C.) coin" "barbarized portrait of Seleucus II
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Apollo (Greek and Roman diety) and Seleucus II (King of Syria)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: illegible
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
246-226 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.867 grams and linear 18 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4851, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.867, 18 mm. Iran. Obverse: bust r. diademed. Reverse: , Apollo l. leaning on tripod (?) Remarks: "Persia, imitation of Ecbatana mint, imitation of Seleucus II (246-226 B.C.) coin" "barbarized portrait of Seleucus IIHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4851, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.867, 18 mm. Iran. Obverse: bust r. diademed. Reverse: , Apollo l. leaning on tripod (?) Remarks: "Persia, imitation of Ecbatana mint, imitation of Seleucus II (246-226 B.C.) coin" "barbarized portrait of Seleucus IIHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4851, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.867, 18 mm. Iran. Obverse: bust r. diademed. Reverse: , Apollo l. leaning on tripod (?) Remarks: "Persia, imitation of Ecbatana mint, imitation of Seleucus II (246-226 B.C.) coin" "barbarized portrait of Seleucus IIHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4851, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.867, 18 mm. Iran. Obverse: bust r. diademed. Reverse: , Apollo l. leaning on tripod (?) Remarks: "Persia, imitation of Ecbatana mint, imitation of Seleucus II (246-226 B.C.) coin" "barbarized portrait of Seleucus IIHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4851, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.867, 18 mm. Iran. Obverse: bust r. diademed. Reverse: , Apollo l. leaning on tripod (?) Remarks: "Persia, imitation of Ecbatana mint, imitation of Seleucus II (246-226 B.C.) coin" "barbarized portrait of Seleucus IIHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4851, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.867, 18 mm. Iran. Obverse: bust r. diademed. Reverse: , Apollo l. leaning on tripod (?) Remarks: "Persia, imitation of Ecbatana mint, imitation of Seleucus II (246-226 B.C.) coin" "barbarized portrait of Seleucus II
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4851, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.867, 18 mm. Iran. Obverse: bust r. diademed. Reverse: , Apollo l. leaning on tripod (?) Remarks: "Persia, imitation of Ecbatana mint, imitation of Seleucus II (246-226 B.C.) coin" "barbarized portrait of Seleucus II

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