Coin: æ sextans

Museum number:
8-7577
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007577
Accession number:
Acc.2642
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].
Donor:
Arthur Ernest Gordon and Joyce Stiefbold Gordon
Collection place:
Paestum (ancient place), Magna Graecia
Production place:
Paestum (ancient place), Magna Graecia
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC) and Roman Conquest of Italy (396–242 BC)
Collector:
Arthur Ernest Gordon and Joyce Stiefbold Gordon
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Persephone (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: [untranscribable symbol]A[IS]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
269-89 BC
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 15.7 millimeters and weight 3.24 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7577, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7577, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7577, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7577, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7577, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7577, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7577, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7577, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans; size: 15.7 mm; weight: 3.24 grams. Obverse: Head of Persephone (Demeter?) facing right, crowned with barley; border of dots. Reverse: Forepart of running wild boar, beneath, .. ; above, [untranscribable symbol]A[IS].

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