Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-8419
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008419
Accession number:
Acc.2635
Description:
Coin; Æ; Bronze issue; 12.9 mm; 1.74 grams. Obverse: Head of City-Goddess facing right, wearing turreted crown; border linear. Reverse: inscription: ΔΚ / ΔΙΟ[] / Α.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Seleucia ad Tigrim, ancient Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
Mesopotamia; Seleucia-ad-Tigrim
Production place:
Seleucia ad Tigrim, ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: DK DIOS] plus monogram
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
89-88 BC
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 12.9 millimeters and weight 1.74 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8419, described as Coin; Æ; Bronze issue; 12.9 mm; 1.74 grams. Obverse: Head of City-Goddess facing right, wearing turreted crown; border linear. Reverse: inscription: ΔΚ / ΔΙΟ[] / Α.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8419, described as Coin; Æ; Bronze issue; 12.9 mm; 1.74 grams. Obverse: Head of City-Goddess facing right, wearing turreted crown; border linear. Reverse: inscription: ΔΚ / ΔΙΟ[] / Α.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8419, described as Coin; Æ; Bronze issue; 12.9 mm; 1.74 grams. Obverse: Head of City-Goddess facing right, wearing turreted crown; border linear. Reverse: inscription: ΔΚ / ΔΙΟ[] / Α.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8419, described as Coin; Æ; Bronze issue; 12.9 mm; 1.74 grams. Obverse: Head of City-Goddess facing right, wearing turreted crown; border linear. Reverse: inscription: ΔΚ / ΔΙΟ[] / Α.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8419, described as Coin; Æ; Bronze issue; 12.9 mm; 1.74 grams. Obverse: Head of City-Goddess facing right, wearing turreted crown; border linear. Reverse: inscription: ΔΚ / ΔΙΟ[] / Α.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8419, described as Coin; Æ; Bronze issue; 12.9 mm; 1.74 grams. Obverse: Head of City-Goddess facing right, wearing turreted crown; border linear. Reverse: inscription: ΔΚ / ΔΙΟ[] / Α.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8419, described as Coin; Æ; Bronze issue; 12.9 mm; 1.74 grams. Obverse: Head of City-Goddess facing right, wearing turreted crown; border linear. Reverse: inscription: ΔΚ / ΔΙΟ[] / Α.

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