Coin: billon

Museum number:
8-5676
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005676
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 20 mm). Diocletian. 288-289 AD. Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ. Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: Eusebeia standing facing left drops incense on altar; L Є.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Production place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Culture or time period:
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (285–313 AD)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Collection date:
1888
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Diocletian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
288-289 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 20 millimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5676, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 20 mm). Diocletian. 288-289 AD. Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ. Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: Eusebeia standing facing left drops incense on altar; L Є.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5676, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 20 mm). Diocletian. 288-289 AD. Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ. Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: Eusebeia standing facing left drops incense on altar; L Є.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5676, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 20 mm). Diocletian. 288-289 AD. Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ. Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: Eusebeia standing facing left drops incense on altar; L Є.

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