Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4402
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004402
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.38 grams, 25 mm. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Macedonia, Greece. Obverse: bust of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r.; between forelegs, amphora.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Macedon (ancient kingdom)
Production place:
Macedon (ancient kingdom)
Culture or time period:
Classical Macedonia (480-323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and Raymond Serrure
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: PHILIPPOU
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
359-336 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 14.38 grams and linear 25 millimeters
Loans:
S1974-1975 #36: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 11, 1974–April 22, 1981), S1974-1975 #8: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1973–November 19, 1974), and S1990-1991 #31: Blackhawk Museums (May 1, 1991–August 11, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4402, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.38 grams, 25 mm. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Macedonia, Greece. Obverse: bust of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r.; between forelegs, amphora.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4402, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.38 grams, 25 mm. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Macedonia, Greece. Obverse: bust of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r.; between forelegs, amphora.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4402, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.38 grams, 25 mm. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Macedonia, Greece. Obverse: bust of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r.; between forelegs, amphora.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4402, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.38 grams, 25 mm. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Macedonia, Greece. Obverse: bust of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r.; between forelegs, amphora.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4402, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.38 grams, 25 mm. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Macedonia, Greece. Obverse: bust of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r.; between forelegs, amphora.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4402, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.38 grams, 25 mm. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Macedonia, Greece. Obverse: bust of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r.; between forelegs, amphora.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4402, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.38 grams, 25 mm. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Macedonia, Greece. Obverse: bust of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r.; between forelegs, amphora.

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