Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4813
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004813
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 2.84 grams, 15 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wreathed with barley. Reverse: Bull butting l.; above, club.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Production place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Persephone (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
275-216 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.84 grams and linear 15 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4813, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 2.84 grams, 15 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wreathed with barley. Reverse: Bull butting l.; above, club.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4813, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 2.84 grams, 15 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wreathed with barley. Reverse: Bull butting l.; above, club.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4813, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 2.84 grams, 15 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wreathed with barley. Reverse: Bull butting l.; above, club.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4813, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 2.84 grams, 15 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wreathed with barley. Reverse: Bull butting l.; above, club.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4813, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 2.84 grams, 15 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wreathed with barley. Reverse: Bull butting l.; above, club.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4813, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 2.84 grams, 15 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wreathed with barley. Reverse: Bull butting l.; above, club.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4813, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 2.84 grams, 15 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wreathed with barley. Reverse: Bull butting l.; above, club.

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