Coin: ar diobol

Museum number:
8-5558
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005558
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
Production place:
Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Collection date:
before 1947
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Aphrodite (Greek deity) and Pegasus (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Diobols
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
480-323 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 11.2 millimeters and weight 1.3218 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5558, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 1.3218 grams, 11.2 mm. 500-431 BC. Corinth, Greece. Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus r. bridled with curled wings. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r., head in incuse square. Remarks: "(attributed by Bauslaugh, 1972)" "condition, excellent.

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