Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-7813
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007813
Alternate number:
9-158 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.472
Description:
Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 17.9 mm.; weight: 2.77 gm. Obverse: Narrow-necked amphora, with fluted belly and small curved handles; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew. Reverse: Cut vine-branch with one leaf and one tendril; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew.
Donor:
Martin A. Meyer
Collection place:
Judea (Roman province)
Production place:
Judea (Roman province)
Culture or time period:
Jewish people and Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
Martin A. Meyer
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: in Hebrew ????? and Obverse legend: in Hebrew?????
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
67-68 AD
Accession date:
1914
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 17.9 millimeters and weight 2.77 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7813, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 17.9 mm.; weight: 2.77 gm. Obverse: Narrow-necked amphora, with fluted belly and small curved handles; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew. Reverse: Cut vine-branch with one leaf and one tendril; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7813, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 17.9 mm.; weight: 2.77 gm. Obverse: Narrow-necked amphora, with fluted belly and small curved handles; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew. Reverse: Cut vine-branch with one leaf and one tendril; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7813, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 17.9 mm.; weight: 2.77 gm. Obverse: Narrow-necked amphora, with fluted belly and small curved handles; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew. Reverse: Cut vine-branch with one leaf and one tendril; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7813, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 17.9 mm.; weight: 2.77 gm. Obverse: Narrow-necked amphora, with fluted belly and small curved handles; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew. Reverse: Cut vine-branch with one leaf and one tendril; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7813, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 17.9 mm.; weight: 2.77 gm. Obverse: Narrow-necked amphora, with fluted belly and small curved handles; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew. Reverse: Cut vine-branch with one leaf and one tendril; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7813, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 17.9 mm.; weight: 2.77 gm. Obverse: Narrow-necked amphora, with fluted belly and small curved handles; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew. Reverse: Cut vine-branch with one leaf and one tendril; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7813, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 17.9 mm.; weight: 2.77 gm. Obverse: Narrow-necked amphora, with fluted belly and small curved handles; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew. Reverse: Cut vine-branch with one leaf and one tendril; around, beginning above on left, inscription in Palaeo-Hebrew.

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