Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-5579
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005579
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.3 grams, 28 mm. Demetrius II Nicator, 129 BC. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Demetrius r. beardless, diademed, wearing chlamys. Reverse: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. with closed wings; to left on club; to right, ΓΠΡ; to left, monogram comprised of an A over PE; below, monogram.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Syria
Production place:
Tyre, ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Demetrius II Nicator (King of Syria)
Inscription:
ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
129 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 14.3 grams and linear 28 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5579, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.3 grams, 28 mm. Demetrius II Nicator, 129 BC. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Demetrius r. beardless, diademed, wearing chlamys. Reverse: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. with closed wings; to left on club; to right, ΓΠΡ; to left, monogram comprised of an A over PE; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5579, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.3 grams, 28 mm. Demetrius II Nicator, 129 BC. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Demetrius r. beardless, diademed, wearing chlamys. Reverse: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. with closed wings; to left on club; to right, ΓΠΡ; to left, monogram comprised of an A over PE; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5579, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.3 grams, 28 mm. Demetrius II Nicator, 129 BC. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Demetrius r. beardless, diademed, wearing chlamys. Reverse: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. with closed wings; to left on club; to right, ΓΠΡ; to left, monogram comprised of an A over PE; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5579, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.3 grams, 28 mm. Demetrius II Nicator, 129 BC. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Demetrius r. beardless, diademed, wearing chlamys. Reverse: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. with closed wings; to left on club; to right, ΓΠΡ; to left, monogram comprised of an A over PE; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5579, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.3 grams, 28 mm. Demetrius II Nicator, 129 BC. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Demetrius r. beardless, diademed, wearing chlamys. Reverse: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. with closed wings; to left on club; to right, ΓΠΡ; to left, monogram comprised of an A over PE; below, monogram.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5579, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.3 grams, 28 mm. Demetrius II Nicator, 129 BC. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Demetrius r. beardless, diademed, wearing chlamys. Reverse: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. with closed wings; to left on club; to right, ΓΠΡ; to left, monogram comprised of an A over PE; below, monogram.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5579, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.3 grams, 28 mm. Demetrius II Nicator, 129 BC. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Demetrius r. beardless, diademed, wearing chlamys. Reverse: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. with closed wings; to left on club; to right, ΓΠΡ; to left, monogram comprised of an A over PE; below, monogram.

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