Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4312
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004312
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Thurium (historic place), Magna Graecia
Production place:
Thurium (historic place), Magna Graecia
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver alloy
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: THUYRI[ON]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
400-350 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 15.14 grams and linear 30 millimeters
Loans:
S1974-1975 #51: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 22, 1975–January 22, 1975) and S1981-1982 #37: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 11, 1982–January 22, 1982)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4312, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4312, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4312, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4312, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4312, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4312, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4312, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4312, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing necklace and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which Skylla hurling stone. Reverse: Bull, with right forefoot raised, butting r.; above bull, in ex. two dolphins meeting; between them, tripod; Above bull, inscribed OOYPI[ ]

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