Coin: ar drachm

Museum number:
8-5488
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005488
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Caria, Anatolia, Turkey
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
ca 650-480 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5488, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5488, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5488, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5488, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5488, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5488, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5488, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-5488, described as Coin; AR; Drachma; Greek. 650-480 BC. Knidos, Turkey. 6.0 grams, 17 mm. Obverse: Head of lion with foreleg r. Reverse: ΚΝΙΔΙ[Ν, Head of Aphrodite (Latin: Venus) r. in incuse square.

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