Coin: ar hemidrachm

Museum number:
8-4431
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004431
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 1.71 grams, 15 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l.; to left, monogram.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Ancient Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in Paris
Production place:
Ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Antiochus VIII Grypus (King of Syria) and Nike (Greek diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ]EO[ / ANTIOCHO[ / EPIPHANOY
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Hemidrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
121-96 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 1.71 grams and linear 15 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-4431, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 1.71 grams, 15 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l.; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-4431, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 1.71 grams, 15 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l.; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-4431, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 1.71 grams, 15 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l.; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-4431, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 1.71 grams, 15 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l.; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-4431, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 1.71 grams, 15 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l.; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-4431, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 1.71 grams, 15 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l.; to left, monogram.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-4431, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 1.71 grams, 15 mm. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. Syria. Obverse: bust of Antiochus VIII r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l.; to left, monogram.

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