Coin: billon

Museum number:
8-5670
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Greek. Billon. ( gms.; 21 mm.) Diocletian. AD. 285/6 - Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Dikaiosyne standing facing left; in field L B.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Production place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Culture or time period:
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (285–313 AD)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Billon
Inscription:
ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
285-286 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 8 grams and linear 21 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5670, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. ( gms.; 21 mm.) Diocletian. AD. 285/6 - Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Dikaiosyne standing facing left; in field L B.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5670, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. ( gms.; 21 mm.) Diocletian. AD. 285/6 - Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Dikaiosyne standing facing left; in field L B.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5670, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. ( gms.; 21 mm.) Diocletian. AD. 285/6 - Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Dikaiosyne standing facing left; in field L B.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5670, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. ( gms.; 21 mm.) Diocletian. AD. 285/6 - Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Dikaiosyne standing facing left; in field L B.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5670, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. ( gms.; 21 mm.) Diocletian. AD. 285/6 - Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Dikaiosyne standing facing left; in field L B.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5670, described as Coin. Greek. Billon. ( gms.; 21 mm.) Diocletian. AD. 285/6 - Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCΕΒ Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Dikaiosyne standing facing left; in field L B.

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