Coin: stater

Museum number:
8-4310
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004310
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 330-300 BC. Lucania, Metapontum. Obverse: Head of Persephone [Demeter?] r, wearing wreath of barley, necklace, earring. Reverse: ear of barley with leaf r., above which, plow r.; in field l, META.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Metapontum (historic place), Magna Graecia
Production place:
Metapontum (historic place), Magna Graecia
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC) and Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver alloy
Person depicted:
Persephone (Greek deity)
Inscription:
META
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Staters
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
330-300 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 21 millimeters and weight 8 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: stater, accession number 8-4310, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 330-300 BC. Lucania, Metapontum. Obverse: Head of Persephone [Demeter?] r, wearing wreath of barley, necklace, earring. Reverse: ear of barley with leaf r., above which, plow r.; in field l, META.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: stater, accession number 8-4310, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 330-300 BC. Lucania, Metapontum. Obverse: Head of Persephone [Demeter?] r, wearing wreath of barley, necklace, earring. Reverse: ear of barley with leaf r., above which, plow r.; in field l, META.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: stater, accession number 8-4310, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 330-300 BC. Lucania, Metapontum. Obverse: Head of Persephone [Demeter?] r, wearing wreath of barley, necklace, earring. Reverse: ear of barley with leaf r., above which, plow r.; in field l, META.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: stater, accession number 8-4310, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 330-300 BC. Lucania, Metapontum. Obverse: Head of Persephone [Demeter?] r, wearing wreath of barley, necklace, earring. Reverse: ear of barley with leaf r., above which, plow r.; in field l, META.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: stater, accession number 8-4310, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 330-300 BC. Lucania, Metapontum. Obverse: Head of Persephone [Demeter?] r, wearing wreath of barley, necklace, earring. Reverse: ear of barley with leaf r., above which, plow r.; in field l, META.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: stater, accession number 8-4310, described as Coin; AR; Stater; Greek. 330-300 BC. Lucania, Metapontum. Obverse: Head of Persephone [Demeter?] r, wearing wreath of barley, necklace, earring. Reverse: ear of barley with leaf r., above which, plow r.; in field l, META.

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