Coin: ar drachm

Museum number:
8-5578
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005578
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 4.03 grams, 16 mm. Alexander I Balas, 150-145 BC. Syria.Obverse: head of Alexander r. diademed. Reverse: ]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated l. on omphalos; holding arrow and bow; drapery over omphalos; in exergue: KI.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Ancient Syria
Production place:
Ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC) and Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) and Apollo (Greek and Roman diety)
Inscription:
ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ and KI
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
150-145 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 16 millimeters and weight 4.03 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5578, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 4.03 grams, 16 mm. Alexander I Balas, 150-145 BC. Syria.Obverse: head of Alexander r. diademed. Reverse: ]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated l. on omphalos; holding arrow and bow; drapery over omphalos; in exergue: KI.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5578, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 4.03 grams, 16 mm. Alexander I Balas, 150-145 BC. Syria.Obverse: head of Alexander r. diademed. Reverse: ]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated l. on omphalos; holding arrow and bow; drapery over omphalos; in exergue: KI.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5578, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 4.03 grams, 16 mm. Alexander I Balas, 150-145 BC. Syria.Obverse: head of Alexander r. diademed. Reverse: ]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated l. on omphalos; holding arrow and bow; drapery over omphalos; in exergue: KI.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5578, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 4.03 grams, 16 mm. Alexander I Balas, 150-145 BC. Syria.Obverse: head of Alexander r. diademed. Reverse: ]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated l. on omphalos; holding arrow and bow; drapery over omphalos; in exergue: KI.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5578, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 4.03 grams, 16 mm. Alexander I Balas, 150-145 BC. Syria.Obverse: head of Alexander r. diademed. Reverse: ]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated l. on omphalos; holding arrow and bow; drapery over omphalos; in exergue: KI.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5578, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 4.03 grams, 16 mm. Alexander I Balas, 150-145 BC. Syria.Obverse: head of Alexander r. diademed. Reverse: ]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated l. on omphalos; holding arrow and bow; drapery over omphalos; in exergue: KI.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5578, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 4.03 grams, 16 mm. Alexander I Balas, 150-145 BC. Syria.Obverse: head of Alexander r. diademed. Reverse: ]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated l. on omphalos; holding arrow and bow; drapery over omphalos; in exergue: KI.

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