Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-8077
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008077
Alternate number:
Lindgren 18 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3101
Description:
Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 18 mm.; weight: 5.965 gm. Obverse: head of Poseidon facing right. Reverse: Trident, ornamented with volute on right and spear point on left; dolphins between prongs of trident; inscription: ]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α?[.
Donor:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Collection place:
Caria, Anatolia, Turkey
Production place:
Caria, Anatolia, Turkey
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Inscription:
]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
late 2nd or 1st century BC
Accession date:
January 20, 1978
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18 millimeters and weight 5.965 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8077, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 18 mm.; weight: 5.965 gm. Obverse: head of Poseidon facing right. Reverse: Trident, ornamented with volute on right and spear point on left; dolphins between prongs of trident; inscription: ]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α?[.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8077, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 18 mm.; weight: 5.965 gm. Obverse: head of Poseidon facing right. Reverse: Trident, ornamented with volute on right and spear point on left; dolphins between prongs of trident; inscription: ]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α?[.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8077, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 18 mm.; weight: 5.965 gm. Obverse: head of Poseidon facing right. Reverse: Trident, ornamented with volute on right and spear point on left; dolphins between prongs of trident; inscription: ]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α?[.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8077, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 18 mm.; weight: 5.965 gm. Obverse: head of Poseidon facing right. Reverse: Trident, ornamented with volute on right and spear point on left; dolphins between prongs of trident; inscription: ]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α?[.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8077, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 18 mm.; weight: 5.965 gm. Obverse: head of Poseidon facing right. Reverse: Trident, ornamented with volute on right and spear point on left; dolphins between prongs of trident; inscription: ]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α?[.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8077, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 18 mm.; weight: 5.965 gm. Obverse: head of Poseidon facing right. Reverse: Trident, ornamented with volute on right and spear point on left; dolphins between prongs of trident; inscription: ]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α?[.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8077, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 18 mm.; weight: 5.965 gm. Obverse: head of Poseidon facing right. Reverse: Trident, ornamented with volute on right and spear point on left; dolphins between prongs of trident; inscription: ]ΛΙΚΑΡ[ ]Α?[.

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