Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-7465
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007465
Accession number:
Acc.184 and Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 4.82 gm. Obverse: Border of dots. Head of Persephone facing left, wearing wreath of corn, earring, and necklace. Reverse: Horse’s head facing right; in front, palm tree; border of dots.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson, Doe Library (UC Berkeley), and University of California Library
Collection place:
Sicily, Italy
Culture or time period:
Siculo-Punic
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Persephone (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
410-310 BC
Accession date:
1905 and 1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 4.82 grams and linear 21 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7465, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 4.82 gm. Obverse: Border of dots. Head of Persephone facing left, wearing wreath of corn, earring, and necklace. Reverse: Horse’s head facing right; in front, palm tree; border of dots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7465, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 4.82 gm. Obverse: Border of dots. Head of Persephone facing left, wearing wreath of corn, earring, and necklace. Reverse: Horse’s head facing right; in front, palm tree; border of dots.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7465, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 4.82 gm. Obverse: Border of dots. Head of Persephone facing left, wearing wreath of corn, earring, and necklace. Reverse: Horse’s head facing right; in front, palm tree; border of dots.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7465, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 4.82 gm. Obverse: Border of dots. Head of Persephone facing left, wearing wreath of corn, earring, and necklace. Reverse: Horse’s head facing right; in front, palm tree; border of dots.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7465, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 4.82 gm. Obverse: Border of dots. Head of Persephone facing left, wearing wreath of corn, earring, and necklace. Reverse: Horse’s head facing right; in front, palm tree; border of dots.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7465, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 4.82 gm. Obverse: Border of dots. Head of Persephone facing left, wearing wreath of corn, earring, and necklace. Reverse: Horse’s head facing right; in front, palm tree; border of dots.

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