Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-5482
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005482
Alternate number:
Unknown Price Number (Similar to Price #P65; from Price 1991)
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.42 grams; 25 mm. Philip II of Macedon, 359-336 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r. holding reins and palm-branch; between horses forelegs, Λ; below, E./ Remarks: “'Phoenician standard' (Grose)
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Greece
Production place:
Macedon (ancient kingdom)
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Phillip II (King of Macedon)
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:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 25 millimeters and weight 14.42 grams
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 8-5482, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.42 grams; 25 mm. Philip II of Macedon, 359-336 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r. holding reins and palm-branch; between horses forelegs, Λ; below, E./ Remarks: “'Phoenician standard' (Grose)Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5482, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.42 grams; 25 mm. Philip II of Macedon, 359-336 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r. holding reins and palm-branch; between horses forelegs, Λ; below, E./ Remarks: “'Phoenician standard' (Grose)Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5482, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.42 grams; 25 mm. Philip II of Macedon, 359-336 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r. holding reins and palm-branch; between horses forelegs, Λ; below, E./ Remarks: “'Phoenician standard' (Grose)Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5482, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.42 grams; 25 mm. Philip II of Macedon, 359-336 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r. holding reins and palm-branch; between horses forelegs, Λ; below, E./ Remarks: “'Phoenician standard' (Grose)Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5482, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.42 grams; 25 mm. Philip II of Macedon, 359-336 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r. holding reins and palm-branch; between horses forelegs, Λ; below, E./ Remarks: “'Phoenician standard' (Grose)Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5482, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.42 grams; 25 mm. Philip II of Macedon, 359-336 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r. holding reins and palm-branch; between horses forelegs, Λ; below, E./ Remarks: “'Phoenician standard' (Grose)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5482, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.42 grams; 25 mm. Philip II of Macedon, 359-336 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΥ, horseman r. holding reins and palm-branch; between horses forelegs, Λ; below, E./ Remarks: “'Phoenician standard' (Grose)

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