Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-7805
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007805
Alternate number:
9-150 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.472
Description:
Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 15.6 mm.; weight: 2.21 gm. Obverse: Bunch of grapes on a branch, with leaf on left; inscription above and on right ΗΡωΔΟΥ, border of dots. Reverse: Tall helmet, with cheek pieces and double crest seen from front; on left, small caduceus; below (upside down), inscription [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ.
Donor:
Martin A. Meyer
Collection place:
Judea (Roman province)
Production place:
Judea (Roman province)
Culture or time period:
Herodian Tetrarchy (4 BC-6 AD) and Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
Martin A. Meyer
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Inscription:
ΗΡωΔΟΥ and [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
4 BC-6 AD
Accession date:
1914
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 15.6 millimeters and weight 2.21 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7805, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 15.6 mm.; weight: 2.21 gm. Obverse: Bunch of grapes on a branch, with leaf on left; inscription above and on right ΗΡωΔΟΥ, border of dots. Reverse: Tall helmet, with cheek pieces and double crest seen from front; on left, small caduceus; below (upside down), inscription [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7805, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 15.6 mm.; weight: 2.21 gm. Obverse: Bunch of grapes on a branch, with leaf on left; inscription above and on right ΗΡωΔΟΥ, border of dots. Reverse: Tall helmet, with cheek pieces and double crest seen from front; on left, small caduceus; below (upside down), inscription [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7805, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 15.6 mm.; weight: 2.21 gm. Obverse: Bunch of grapes on a branch, with leaf on left; inscription above and on right ΗΡωΔΟΥ, border of dots. Reverse: Tall helmet, with cheek pieces and double crest seen from front; on left, small caduceus; below (upside down), inscription [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7805, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 15.6 mm.; weight: 2.21 gm. Obverse: Bunch of grapes on a branch, with leaf on left; inscription above and on right ΗΡωΔΟΥ, border of dots. Reverse: Tall helmet, with cheek pieces and double crest seen from front; on left, small caduceus; below (upside down), inscription [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7805, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 15.6 mm.; weight: 2.21 gm. Obverse: Bunch of grapes on a branch, with leaf on left; inscription above and on right ΗΡωΔΟΥ, border of dots. Reverse: Tall helmet, with cheek pieces and double crest seen from front; on left, small caduceus; below (upside down), inscription [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7805, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 15.6 mm.; weight: 2.21 gm. Obverse: Bunch of grapes on a branch, with leaf on left; inscription above and on right ΗΡωΔΟΥ, border of dots. Reverse: Tall helmet, with cheek pieces and double crest seen from front; on left, small caduceus; below (upside down), inscription [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7805, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 15.6 mm.; weight: 2.21 gm. Obverse: Bunch of grapes on a branch, with leaf on left; inscription above and on right ΗΡωΔΟΥ, border of dots. Reverse: Tall helmet, with cheek pieces and double crest seen from front; on left, small caduceus; below (upside down), inscription [Ε]ΘΝΑΡΧΟ.

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