Coin: billon

Museum number:
8-5671
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 19.20 mm). Diocletian. AD. 286/7 Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΔΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE. Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Tyche standing facing left; [untranscribable symbols].
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
Collection date:
1888
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Tyche (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
286-287 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 19.2 millimeters and weight 7 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5671, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 19.20 mm). Diocletian. AD. 286/7 Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΔΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE. Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Tyche standing facing left; [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5671, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 19.20 mm). Diocletian. AD. 286/7 Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΔΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE. Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Tyche standing facing left; [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5671, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 19.20 mm). Diocletian. AD. 286/7 Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΔΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE. Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Tyche standing facing left; [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5671, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 19.20 mm). Diocletian. AD. 286/7 Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΔΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE. Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Tyche standing facing left; [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5671, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 19.20 mm). Diocletian. AD. 286/7 Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΔΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE. Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Tyche standing facing left; [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5671, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 19.20 mm). Diocletian. AD. 286/7 Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΔΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE. Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Tyche standing facing left; [untranscribable symbols].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-5671, described as Coin. Greek. Billon, Æ. ( grams; 19.20 mm). Diocletian. AD. 286/7 Alexandria. Obverse: ΑΚΓΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΔΗΤΙΑΝΟCCBE. Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: Tyche standing facing left; [untranscribable symbols].

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