Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5553
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005553
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 7.4617 grams, 21.2 mm. Fretani Tribe, 268-250 BC. Apulia, Italy. Obverse: ΛƎⱭИƎⱭ8 (”Frentrei” retrograde), head of Hermes (Latin: Mercury) l. wearing petasos; to right, caduceus. Reverse: Pegasos, l.; beneath, tripod. Remarks: "condition, good; metal protrudes lower right.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Frentrum (ancient place)
Production place:
Frentrum (ancient place)
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Hermes (Greek deity) and Pegasus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
”Frentrei” retrograde
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
268-250 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 7.4617 grams and linear 21.2 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5553, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.4617 grams, 21.2 mm. Fretani Tribe, 268-250 BC. Apulia, Italy. Obverse: ΛƎⱭИƎⱭ8 (”Frentrei” retrograde), head of Hermes (Latin: Mercury) l. wearing petasos; to right, caduceus. Reverse: Pegasos, l.; beneath, tripod. Remarks: "condition, good; metal protrudes lower right.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5553, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.4617 grams, 21.2 mm. Fretani Tribe, 268-250 BC. Apulia, Italy. Obverse: ΛƎⱭИƎⱭ8 (”Frentrei” retrograde), head of Hermes (Latin: Mercury) l. wearing petasos; to right, caduceus. Reverse: Pegasos, l.; beneath, tripod. Remarks: "condition, good; metal protrudes lower right.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5553, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.4617 grams, 21.2 mm. Fretani Tribe, 268-250 BC. Apulia, Italy. Obverse: ΛƎⱭИƎⱭ8 (”Frentrei” retrograde), head of Hermes (Latin: Mercury) l. wearing petasos; to right, caduceus. Reverse: Pegasos, l.; beneath, tripod. Remarks: "condition, good; metal protrudes lower right.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5553, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.4617 grams, 21.2 mm. Fretani Tribe, 268-250 BC. Apulia, Italy. Obverse: ΛƎⱭИƎⱭ8 (”Frentrei” retrograde), head of Hermes (Latin: Mercury) l. wearing petasos; to right, caduceus. Reverse: Pegasos, l.; beneath, tripod. Remarks: "condition, good; metal protrudes lower right.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5553, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.4617 grams, 21.2 mm. Fretani Tribe, 268-250 BC. Apulia, Italy. Obverse: ΛƎⱭИƎⱭ8 (”Frentrei” retrograde), head of Hermes (Latin: Mercury) l. wearing petasos; to right, caduceus. Reverse: Pegasos, l.; beneath, tripod. Remarks: "condition, good; metal protrudes lower right.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5553, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.4617 grams, 21.2 mm. Fretani Tribe, 268-250 BC. Apulia, Italy. Obverse: ΛƎⱭИƎⱭ8 (”Frentrei” retrograde), head of Hermes (Latin: Mercury) l. wearing petasos; to right, caduceus. Reverse: Pegasos, l.; beneath, tripod. Remarks: "condition, good; metal protrudes lower right.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5553, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.4617 grams, 21.2 mm. Fretani Tribe, 268-250 BC. Apulia, Italy. Obverse: ΛƎⱭИƎⱭ8 (”Frentrei” retrograde), head of Hermes (Latin: Mercury) l. wearing petasos; to right, caduceus. Reverse: Pegasos, l.; beneath, tripod. Remarks: "condition, good; metal protrudes lower right.

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