Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4814
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004814
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 4.39 grams, 17 mm. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles r. Reverse: B A; above, bow and quiver; below, clue.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Greece
Production place:
Macedon (ancient kingdom)
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Heracles (Greek and Roman diety)
Inscription:
B.A.
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
336-323 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 17 millimeters and weight 4.39 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4814, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.39 grams, 17 mm. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles r. Reverse: B A; above, bow and quiver; below, clue.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4814, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.39 grams, 17 mm. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles r. Reverse: B A; above, bow and quiver; below, clue.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4814, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.39 grams, 17 mm. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles r. Reverse: B A; above, bow and quiver; below, clue.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4814, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.39 grams, 17 mm. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles r. Reverse: B A; above, bow and quiver; below, clue.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4814, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.39 grams, 17 mm. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles r. Reverse: B A; above, bow and quiver; below, clue.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4814, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.39 grams, 17 mm. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles r. Reverse: B A; above, bow and quiver; below, clue.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4814, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 4.39 grams, 17 mm. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles r. Reverse: B A; above, bow and quiver; below, clue.

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