Coin: ar diobol

Museum number:
8-5550
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005550
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.94 grams, 12 mm. 302-272 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing crested helmet, on which, Scylla. Reverse: Infant Herakles, naked, facing and leaning r. strangling serpent in each hand; to left, M; in exergue, thunderbolt.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Tarentum, Apulia, Southern Italy
Culture or time period:
Roman Conquest of Italy (396–242 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity) and Heracles (Greek and Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: ?????
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Diobols
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
302-272 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 0.94 grams and linear 12 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5550, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.94 grams, 12 mm. 302-272 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing crested helmet, on which, Scylla. Reverse: Infant Herakles, naked, facing and leaning r. strangling serpent in each hand; to left, M; in exergue, thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5550, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.94 grams, 12 mm. 302-272 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing crested helmet, on which, Scylla. Reverse: Infant Herakles, naked, facing and leaning r. strangling serpent in each hand; to left, M; in exergue, thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5550, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.94 grams, 12 mm. 302-272 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing crested helmet, on which, Scylla. Reverse: Infant Herakles, naked, facing and leaning r. strangling serpent in each hand; to left, M; in exergue, thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5550, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.94 grams, 12 mm. 302-272 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing crested helmet, on which, Scylla. Reverse: Infant Herakles, naked, facing and leaning r. strangling serpent in each hand; to left, M; in exergue, thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5550, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.94 grams, 12 mm. 302-272 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing crested helmet, on which, Scylla. Reverse: Infant Herakles, naked, facing and leaning r. strangling serpent in each hand; to left, M; in exergue, thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5550, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.94 grams, 12 mm. 302-272 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing crested helmet, on which, Scylla. Reverse: Infant Herakles, naked, facing and leaning r. strangling serpent in each hand; to left, M; in exergue, thunderbolt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar diobol, accession number 8-5550, described as Coin; AR; Diobol; Greek. 0.94 grams, 12 mm. 302-272 BC. Taranto, Italy. Obverse: Head of Athena l. wearing crested helmet, on which, Scylla. Reverse: Infant Herakles, naked, facing and leaning r. strangling serpent in each hand; to left, M; in exergue, thunderbolt.

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