Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4931
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004931
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 17.15 grams, 32.4 mm. Caracalla, 211-217 AD. Magnesia, Greece. Obverse: ]MAYP ANT[ , bust of Caracalla r. laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: EΕΠΙΓΑΜΜΕΩC YΛΛOY, tetrastyle temple in which cultus-statue of Artemis Leukophryene (Latin: Diana) crowned by two victories; in exergue, MAΓNHTΩN.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Ionia (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Artemis (Greek deity) and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: EPIGANNEOS YLLOY, Reverse exergue: MAGNHTON, and Obverse legend: MAYR ANT .....
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
211-217 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 32.4 millimeters and weight 17.15 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4931, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.15 grams, 32.4 mm. Caracalla, 211-217 AD. Magnesia, Greece. Obverse: ]MAYP ANT[ , bust of Caracalla r. laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: EΕΠΙΓΑΜΜΕΩC YΛΛOY, tetrastyle temple in which cultus-statue of Artemis Leukophryene (Latin: Diana) crowned by two victories; in exergue, MAΓNHTΩN.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4931, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.15 grams, 32.4 mm. Caracalla, 211-217 AD. Magnesia, Greece. Obverse: ]MAYP ANT[ , bust of Caracalla r. laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: EΕΠΙΓΑΜΜΕΩC YΛΛOY, tetrastyle temple in which cultus-statue of Artemis Leukophryene (Latin: Diana) crowned by two victories; in exergue, MAΓNHTΩN.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4931, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.15 grams, 32.4 mm. Caracalla, 211-217 AD. Magnesia, Greece. Obverse: ]MAYP ANT[ , bust of Caracalla r. laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: EΕΠΙΓΑΜΜΕΩC YΛΛOY, tetrastyle temple in which cultus-statue of Artemis Leukophryene (Latin: Diana) crowned by two victories; in exergue, MAΓNHTΩN.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4931, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.15 grams, 32.4 mm. Caracalla, 211-217 AD. Magnesia, Greece. Obverse: ]MAYP ANT[ , bust of Caracalla r. laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: EΕΠΙΓΑΜΜΕΩC YΛΛOY, tetrastyle temple in which cultus-statue of Artemis Leukophryene (Latin: Diana) crowned by two victories; in exergue, MAΓNHTΩN.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4931, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.15 grams, 32.4 mm. Caracalla, 211-217 AD. Magnesia, Greece. Obverse: ]MAYP ANT[ , bust of Caracalla r. laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: EΕΠΙΓΑΜΜΕΩC YΛΛOY, tetrastyle temple in which cultus-statue of Artemis Leukophryene (Latin: Diana) crowned by two victories; in exergue, MAΓNHTΩN.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4931, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.15 grams, 32.4 mm. Caracalla, 211-217 AD. Magnesia, Greece. Obverse: ]MAYP ANT[ , bust of Caracalla r. laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: EΕΠΙΓΑΜΜΕΩC YΛΛOY, tetrastyle temple in which cultus-statue of Artemis Leukophryene (Latin: Diana) crowned by two victories; in exergue, MAΓNHTΩN.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4931, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.15 grams, 32.4 mm. Caracalla, 211-217 AD. Magnesia, Greece. Obverse: ]MAYP ANT[ , bust of Caracalla r. laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: EΕΠΙΓΑΜΜΕΩC YΛΛOY, tetrastyle temple in which cultus-statue of Artemis Leukophryene (Latin: Diana) crowned by two victories; in exergue, MAΓNHTΩN.

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