Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5465
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005465
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Sicily, Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Father of Mrs. Chas. S. Fairchild
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
215-212 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 15.7 millimeters and weight 3.41 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5465, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5465, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5465, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5465, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5465, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5465, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5465, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.

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