Coin: billon

Museum number:
8-4841
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004841
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Production place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Culture or time period:
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (285–313 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Diocletian (Emperor of Rome) and Nike (Greek diety)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: DIOKLHTIANOC CEB
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
284-285 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 21 millimeters and weight 6.55 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4841, described as Coin; Billon; Greek. 6.55 grams, 21 mm. Diocletian, 284-285 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: ΔΙOΚΛΗΤΙΑΝOC CΕΒ, bust r. laureate. Reverse: Nike r.; in field, L | A.

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