Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-3999
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080003999
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; AE. Condition: low relief, badly corroded. 340-240 BC. Neopolis, Campania, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate, symbol in field, lower r. Reverse: Man-headed bull facing r.; above, Nike, right, crowning bull. Beneath bull IΣ.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Neopolis (ancient city), Southern Italy
Production place:
Neopolis (ancient city), Southern Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC) and Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Apollo (Greek and Roman diety) and Nike (Greek diety)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: illegible
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
340-240 BC
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 17.8 millimeters and weight 3.2283 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-3999, described as Coin; AE. Condition: low relief, badly corroded. 340-240 BC. Neopolis, Campania, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate, symbol in field, lower r. Reverse: Man-headed bull facing r.; above, Nike, right, crowning bull. Beneath bull IΣ.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-3999, described as Coin; AE. Condition: low relief, badly corroded. 340-240 BC. Neopolis, Campania, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate, symbol in field, lower r. Reverse: Man-headed bull facing r.; above, Nike, right, crowning bull. Beneath bull IΣ.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-3999, described as Coin; AE. Condition: low relief, badly corroded. 340-240 BC. Neopolis, Campania, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate, symbol in field, lower r. Reverse: Man-headed bull facing r.; above, Nike, right, crowning bull. Beneath bull IΣ.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-3999, described as Coin; AE. Condition: low relief, badly corroded. 340-240 BC. Neopolis, Campania, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate, symbol in field, lower r. Reverse: Man-headed bull facing r.; above, Nike, right, crowning bull. Beneath bull IΣ.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-3999, described as Coin; AE. Condition: low relief, badly corroded. 340-240 BC. Neopolis, Campania, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate, symbol in field, lower r. Reverse: Man-headed bull facing r.; above, Nike, right, crowning bull. Beneath bull IΣ.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-3999, described as Coin; AE. Condition: low relief, badly corroded. 340-240 BC. Neopolis, Campania, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate, symbol in field, lower r. Reverse: Man-headed bull facing r.; above, Nike, right, crowning bull. Beneath bull IΣ.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-3999, described as Coin; AE. Condition: low relief, badly corroded. 340-240 BC. Neopolis, Campania, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate, symbol in field, lower r. Reverse: Man-headed bull facing r.; above, Nike, right, crowning bull. Beneath bull IΣ.

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