Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4794
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004794
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 3.36 grams, 16 mm. Antiochus III, 205-200 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: head of Antiochus III r., diademed. Reverse: [B]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ ΑΝΤ]ΙΟΧ[ΟΥ, elephant walking r., ridden by mahout holding rod.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Syria
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1905
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Antiochus III (King of Syria)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ]ASILEO[ ]IOX[
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money), Elephants, and Greek (language)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
223-18 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.36 grams and linear 16 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4794, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.36 grams, 16 mm. Antiochus III, 205-200 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: head of Antiochus III r., diademed. Reverse: [B]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ ΑΝΤ]ΙΟΧ[ΟΥ, elephant walking r., ridden by mahout holding rod.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4794, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.36 grams, 16 mm. Antiochus III, 205-200 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: head of Antiochus III r., diademed. Reverse: [B]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ ΑΝΤ]ΙΟΧ[ΟΥ, elephant walking r., ridden by mahout holding rod.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4794, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.36 grams, 16 mm. Antiochus III, 205-200 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: head of Antiochus III r., diademed. Reverse: [B]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ ΑΝΤ]ΙΟΧ[ΟΥ, elephant walking r., ridden by mahout holding rod.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4794, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.36 grams, 16 mm. Antiochus III, 205-200 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: head of Antiochus III r., diademed. Reverse: [B]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ ΑΝΤ]ΙΟΧ[ΟΥ, elephant walking r., ridden by mahout holding rod.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4794, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.36 grams, 16 mm. Antiochus III, 205-200 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: head of Antiochus III r., diademed. Reverse: [B]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ ΑΝΤ]ΙΟΧ[ΟΥ, elephant walking r., ridden by mahout holding rod.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4794, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.36 grams, 16 mm. Antiochus III, 205-200 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: head of Antiochus III r., diademed. Reverse: [B]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ ΑΝΤ]ΙΟΧ[ΟΥ, elephant walking r., ridden by mahout holding rod.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4794, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.36 grams, 16 mm. Antiochus III, 205-200 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: head of Antiochus III r., diademed. Reverse: [B]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ ΑΝΤ]ΙΟΧ[ΟΥ, elephant walking r., ridden by mahout holding rod.

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