Coin: ar diobol

Museum number:
8-4447
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004447
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Aegina, Attica, Greece
Production place:
Aegina, Attica, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Diobols
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
ca. 350-320 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 11 millimeters and weight 90.92 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-4447, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-4447, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-4447, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-4447, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-4447, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-4447, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-4447, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-4447, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.92 grams; 11 mm. 350-320 BC. Aegina, Greece. Obverse: Turtle; to right, A. Reverse: Incuse square, ΔΙ in quarters.

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