Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4776
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 6.20 grams, 18 mm. 410-310 BC. Antiochus VIII, 138-137 BC. Syria. Obverse: Bust of Eros r., wearing myrtle-wreath Reverse: ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤ, Headdress of Isis, consisting of horns, globe, plumes, and ears of corn; below, star.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Ancient Syria
Production place:
Ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1905
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Eros (Greek deity) and Isis (Egyptian and Roman deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: EYERGET[
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
138-137 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 6.2 grams and linear 18 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4776, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.20 grams, 18 mm. 410-310 BC. Antiochus VIII, 138-137 BC. Syria. Obverse: Bust of Eros r., wearing myrtle-wreath Reverse: ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤ, Headdress of Isis, consisting of horns, globe, plumes, and ears of corn; below, star.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4776, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.20 grams, 18 mm. 410-310 BC. Antiochus VIII, 138-137 BC. Syria. Obverse: Bust of Eros r., wearing myrtle-wreath Reverse: ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤ, Headdress of Isis, consisting of horns, globe, plumes, and ears of corn; below, star.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4776, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.20 grams, 18 mm. 410-310 BC. Antiochus VIII, 138-137 BC. Syria. Obverse: Bust of Eros r., wearing myrtle-wreath Reverse: ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤ, Headdress of Isis, consisting of horns, globe, plumes, and ears of corn; below, star.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4776, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.20 grams, 18 mm. 410-310 BC. Antiochus VIII, 138-137 BC. Syria. Obverse: Bust of Eros r., wearing myrtle-wreath Reverse: ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤ, Headdress of Isis, consisting of horns, globe, plumes, and ears of corn; below, star.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4776, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.20 grams, 18 mm. 410-310 BC. Antiochus VIII, 138-137 BC. Syria. Obverse: Bust of Eros r., wearing myrtle-wreath Reverse: ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤ, Headdress of Isis, consisting of horns, globe, plumes, and ears of corn; below, star.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4776, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.20 grams, 18 mm. 410-310 BC. Antiochus VIII, 138-137 BC. Syria. Obverse: Bust of Eros r., wearing myrtle-wreath Reverse: ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤ, Headdress of Isis, consisting of horns, globe, plumes, and ears of corn; below, star.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4776, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.20 grams, 18 mm. 410-310 BC. Antiochus VIII, 138-137 BC. Syria. Obverse: Bust of Eros r., wearing myrtle-wreath Reverse: ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤ, Headdress of Isis, consisting of horns, globe, plumes, and ears of corn; below, star.

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