Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-5527
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005527
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Production place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
MENA, KAPAIX, ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ, and ΑΘΕ (above)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
480-323 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 30 millimeters and weight 16.35 grams
Loans:
S1954-1955 #4: UC Berkeley, Hearst Mining Building (April 14, 1955–January 15, 1958)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5527, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.35 grams, 30 mm. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Bust of Athena r. helmeted, (galloping griffin—or winged horse?—on helmet, geison of helmet has four horse-protomai). Reverse: ΑΘΕ, within bordering wreath, owl on amphora; to right, trident-head r; in field, KAPAIX ΕΡΓΟΚΛΕ; below, MENA, ME.

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