Coin: ar hemidrachm

Museum number:
8-5556
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005556
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.33 grams, 16 mm. Pharcedon, 480-400 BC. Obverse: Youth r. wearing chlamys restraining forepart of bull r. Reverse: Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ, forepart of horse r. in incuse square.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Pharcedon, Thessaly, Greece
Production place:
Pharcedon, Thessaly, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Hemidrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
480-400 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.33 grams and linear 16 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5556, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.33 grams, 16 mm. Pharcedon, 480-400 BC. Obverse: Youth r. wearing chlamys restraining forepart of bull r. Reverse: Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ, forepart of horse r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5556, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.33 grams, 16 mm. Pharcedon, 480-400 BC. Obverse: Youth r. wearing chlamys restraining forepart of bull r. Reverse: Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ, forepart of horse r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5556, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.33 grams, 16 mm. Pharcedon, 480-400 BC. Obverse: Youth r. wearing chlamys restraining forepart of bull r. Reverse: Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ, forepart of horse r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5556, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.33 grams, 16 mm. Pharcedon, 480-400 BC. Obverse: Youth r. wearing chlamys restraining forepart of bull r. Reverse: Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ, forepart of horse r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5556, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.33 grams, 16 mm. Pharcedon, 480-400 BC. Obverse: Youth r. wearing chlamys restraining forepart of bull r. Reverse: Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ, forepart of horse r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5556, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.33 grams, 16 mm. Pharcedon, 480-400 BC. Obverse: Youth r. wearing chlamys restraining forepart of bull r. Reverse: Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ, forepart of horse r. in incuse square.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5556, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.33 grams, 16 mm. Pharcedon, 480-400 BC. Obverse: Youth r. wearing chlamys restraining forepart of bull r. Reverse: Φ]ΑΡΚΑΔΟ, forepart of horse r. in incuse square.

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