Coin: ar didrachm

Museum number:
8-5467
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005467
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Neopolis (ancient city), Southern Italy
Production place:
Neopolis (ancient city), Southern Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Father of Mrs. Chas. S. Fairchild
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Artemis (Greek deity) and Nike (Greek diety)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: NEOPOLITON (gre
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Didrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
ca. 241 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 7.0541 grams and linear 20.3 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5467, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5467, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5467, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5467, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5467, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5467, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5467, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-5467, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 241 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: ATTEMI, head of female r. diademed; behind, Artemis (?) (Latin: Diana) l. holding 2 long torches. Reverse: ΝΕΟΓΟΛΙΤΩΝ, man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull with wreath; beneath bull, N. Remarks: "condition, excellent" "(letters “dot serified”)

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