Coin: ar hemiobol

Museum number:
8-4445
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004445
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Hemiobol, Greek. 0.38 grams, 5 mm. 527-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Verbatim coll. place:
auction sale, Chas. Lorrnier of Rouen
Production place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Archaic Period (700–480 BC) and Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
December 10-12, 1900
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ATHE
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Hemiobols
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
527-430 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
thickness 1 millimeters, linear 5 millimeters, and weight 0.38 grams
Loans:
S2015-2016 #3: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (May 5, 2016–August 2, 2016)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemiobol, accession number 8-4445, described as Coin; AR; Hemiobol, Greek. 0.38 grams, 5 mm. 527-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemiobol, accession number 8-4445, described as Coin; AR; Hemiobol, Greek. 0.38 grams, 5 mm. 527-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemiobol, accession number 8-4445, described as Coin; AR; Hemiobol, Greek. 0.38 grams, 5 mm. 527-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemiobol, accession number 8-4445, described as Coin; AR; Hemiobol, Greek. 0.38 grams, 5 mm. 527-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemiobol, accession number 8-4445, described as Coin; AR; Hemiobol, Greek. 0.38 grams, 5 mm. 527-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemiobol, accession number 8-4445, described as Coin; AR; Hemiobol, Greek. 0.38 grams, 5 mm. 527-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar hemiobol, accession number 8-4445, described as Coin; AR; Hemiobol, Greek. 0.38 grams, 5 mm. 527-430 BC. Athens, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ΑθΕ, owl.

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