Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-8117
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008117
Alternate number:
58 lindgren (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3101
Description:
Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25 mm.; weight: 16.457 gm. Obverse: bust of Macrinus facing right, laureate; inscription:- ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[ . Reverse: standing figure and horse standing: figure stands facing left, clad in chiton, wearing helmet; in left hand holds sword (?), right touches horse’s neck; horse, standing facing left, turns head back to face warrior, front legs crossed.
Donor:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Collection place:
Coele-Syria (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Collection date:
December 26, 1974
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Macrinus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: illegible, maybe O and Obverse legend: ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
217-218 AD
Accession date:
January 20, 1978
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 16.457 grams and linear 25 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8117, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25 mm.; weight: 16.457 gm. Obverse: bust of Macrinus facing right, laureate; inscription:- ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[ . Reverse: standing figure and horse standing: figure stands facing left, clad in chiton, wearing helmet; in left hand holds sword (?), right touches horse’s neck; horse, standing facing left, turns head back to face warrior, front legs crossed.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8117, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25 mm.; weight: 16.457 gm. Obverse: bust of Macrinus facing right, laureate; inscription:- ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[ . Reverse: standing figure and horse standing: figure stands facing left, clad in chiton, wearing helmet; in left hand holds sword (?), right touches horse’s neck; horse, standing facing left, turns head back to face warrior, front legs crossed.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8117, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25 mm.; weight: 16.457 gm. Obverse: bust of Macrinus facing right, laureate; inscription:- ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[ . Reverse: standing figure and horse standing: figure stands facing left, clad in chiton, wearing helmet; in left hand holds sword (?), right touches horse’s neck; horse, standing facing left, turns head back to face warrior, front legs crossed.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8117, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25 mm.; weight: 16.457 gm. Obverse: bust of Macrinus facing right, laureate; inscription:- ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[ . Reverse: standing figure and horse standing: figure stands facing left, clad in chiton, wearing helmet; in left hand holds sword (?), right touches horse’s neck; horse, standing facing left, turns head back to face warrior, front legs crossed.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8117, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25 mm.; weight: 16.457 gm. Obverse: bust of Macrinus facing right, laureate; inscription:- ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[ . Reverse: standing figure and horse standing: figure stands facing left, clad in chiton, wearing helmet; in left hand holds sword (?), right touches horse’s neck; horse, standing facing left, turns head back to face warrior, front legs crossed.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8117, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25 mm.; weight: 16.457 gm. Obverse: bust of Macrinus facing right, laureate; inscription:- ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[ . Reverse: standing figure and horse standing: figure stands facing left, clad in chiton, wearing helmet; in left hand holds sword (?), right touches horse’s neck; horse, standing facing left, turns head back to face warrior, front legs crossed.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8117, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25 mm.; weight: 16.457 gm. Obverse: bust of Macrinus facing right, laureate; inscription:- ]KTMATMAK[ ]Y[ . Reverse: standing figure and horse standing: figure stands facing left, clad in chiton, wearing helmet; in left hand holds sword (?), right touches horse’s neck; horse, standing facing left, turns head back to face warrior, front legs crossed.

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