Coin: ar stater

Museum number:
8-5559
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005559
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 7.65 grams, 23 mm. 350-250 BC. Thyrrheium. Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying l.; below, Θ. Reverse: ΘΥ, head of Athena l.; ΛΥ below; to right, earring.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Acarnania, Western Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity) and Pegasus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΘΥ, ΛΥ, and Θ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Staters
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
350-250 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 23 millimeters and weight 7.65 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar stater, accession number 8-5559, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 7.65 grams, 23 mm. 350-250 BC. Thyrrheium. Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying l.; below, Θ. Reverse: ΘΥ, head of Athena l.; ΛΥ below; to right, earring.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar stater, accession number 8-5559, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 7.65 grams, 23 mm. 350-250 BC. Thyrrheium. Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying l.; below, Θ. Reverse: ΘΥ, head of Athena l.; ΛΥ below; to right, earring.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar stater, accession number 8-5559, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 7.65 grams, 23 mm. 350-250 BC. Thyrrheium. Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying l.; below, Θ. Reverse: ΘΥ, head of Athena l.; ΛΥ below; to right, earring.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar stater, accession number 8-5559, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 7.65 grams, 23 mm. 350-250 BC. Thyrrheium. Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying l.; below, Θ. Reverse: ΘΥ, head of Athena l.; ΛΥ below; to right, earring.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar stater, accession number 8-5559, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 7.65 grams, 23 mm. 350-250 BC. Thyrrheium. Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying l.; below, Θ. Reverse: ΘΥ, head of Athena l.; ΛΥ below; to right, earring.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar stater, accession number 8-5559, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 7.65 grams, 23 mm. 350-250 BC. Thyrrheium. Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying l.; below, Θ. Reverse: ΘΥ, head of Athena l.; ΛΥ below; to right, earring.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar stater, accession number 8-5559, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 7.65 grams, 23 mm. 350-250 BC. Thyrrheium. Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying l.; below, Θ. Reverse: ΘΥ, head of Athena l.; ΛΥ below; to right, earring.

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