Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4802
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004802
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 3.94 grams, 16 mm. 412-345 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: female head r., laureate. Reverse: cuttlefish.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Production place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
412-345 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.94 grams and linear 16 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4802, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.94 grams, 16 mm. 412-345 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: female head r., laureate. Reverse: cuttlefish.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4802, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.94 grams, 16 mm. 412-345 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: female head r., laureate. Reverse: cuttlefish.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4802, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.94 grams, 16 mm. 412-345 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: female head r., laureate. Reverse: cuttlefish.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4802, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.94 grams, 16 mm. 412-345 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: female head r., laureate. Reverse: cuttlefish.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4802, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.94 grams, 16 mm. 412-345 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: female head r., laureate. Reverse: cuttlefish.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4802, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.94 grams, 16 mm. 412-345 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: female head r., laureate. Reverse: cuttlefish.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4802, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.94 grams, 16 mm. 412-345 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: female head r., laureate. Reverse: cuttlefish.

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