Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-8090
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008090
Alternate number:
lindgren 31 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3101
Description:
Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 16 mm.; weight: 3.425 gm. Obverse: head of Seleucus II facing right, slight whisker, diademed. Reverse: bridled horse facing left, trotting; above, stars of the Dioscuri; inscription:- BA[untranscribable symbols]; below: [untranscribable symbol].
Donor:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Collection place:
Syria
Culture or time period:
Seleucid (312 BC to 63 BC)
Collector:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Seleucus II (King of Syria)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: BASILEO[ SEL[
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
246-226 BC
Accession date:
January 20, 1978
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.425 grams and linear 16 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8090, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 16 mm.; weight: 3.425 gm. Obverse: head of Seleucus II facing right, slight whisker, diademed. Reverse: bridled horse facing left, trotting; above, stars of the Dioscuri; inscription:- BA[untranscribable symbols]; below: [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8090, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 16 mm.; weight: 3.425 gm. Obverse: head of Seleucus II facing right, slight whisker, diademed. Reverse: bridled horse facing left, trotting; above, stars of the Dioscuri; inscription:- BA[untranscribable symbols]; below: [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8090, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 16 mm.; weight: 3.425 gm. Obverse: head of Seleucus II facing right, slight whisker, diademed. Reverse: bridled horse facing left, trotting; above, stars of the Dioscuri; inscription:- BA[untranscribable symbols]; below: [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8090, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 16 mm.; weight: 3.425 gm. Obverse: head of Seleucus II facing right, slight whisker, diademed. Reverse: bridled horse facing left, trotting; above, stars of the Dioscuri; inscription:- BA[untranscribable symbols]; below: [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8090, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 16 mm.; weight: 3.425 gm. Obverse: head of Seleucus II facing right, slight whisker, diademed. Reverse: bridled horse facing left, trotting; above, stars of the Dioscuri; inscription:- BA[untranscribable symbols]; below: [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8090, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 16 mm.; weight: 3.425 gm. Obverse: head of Seleucus II facing right, slight whisker, diademed. Reverse: bridled horse facing left, trotting; above, stars of the Dioscuri; inscription:- BA[untranscribable symbols]; below: [untranscribable symbol].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8090, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 16 mm.; weight: 3.425 gm. Obverse: head of Seleucus II facing right, slight whisker, diademed. Reverse: bridled horse facing left, trotting; above, stars of the Dioscuri; inscription:- BA[untranscribable symbols]; below: [untranscribable symbol].

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