Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4779
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004779
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Sicily, Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity) and Pegasus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: TAYRO [MENITAN]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), Greek (language), and Pegasus (divine stallion)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
345-275 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.85 grams and linear 20 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4779, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4779, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4779, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4779, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4779, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4779, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4779, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.

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