Coin: ar ⅙ stater

Museum number:
8-5463
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005463
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Basilicata, Southern Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and One-sixth staters
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
Late 6th - mid-5th century BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 1.3 grams and linear 10.5 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Coin: ar ⅙ stater, accession number 8-5463, described as Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Coin: ar ⅙ stater, accession number 8-5463, described as Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Coin: ar ⅙ stater, accession number 8-5463, described as Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Coin: ar ⅙ stater, accession number 8-5463, described as Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Coin: ar ⅙ stater, accession number 8-5463, described as Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Coin: ar ⅙ stater, accession number 8-5463, described as Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Coin: ar ⅙ stater, accession number 8-5463, described as Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar ⅙ stater, accession number 8-5463, described as Coin; AR; Sixth of a Stater; Greek. 1.3 grams, 10.5 mm. Before 510 BC. Sybaris, Italy. Obverse: MV, bull standing l. Reverse: amphora, incuse.

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