Coin: ar

Museum number:
8-5557
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005557
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Greek. 2.96 grams, 15 mm. 480-400 BC. Pharsala, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Φ, silver horse’s head in incuse square.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Thessaly, Greece
Production place:
Pharsalaus, Thessaly, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: phi alpha rho
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), Greek (language), and Horses
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
480-400 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.96 grams and linear 15 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5557, described as Coin; AR; Greek. 2.96 grams, 15 mm. 480-400 BC. Pharsala, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Φ, silver horse’s head in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5557, described as Coin; AR; Greek. 2.96 grams, 15 mm. 480-400 BC. Pharsala, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Φ, silver horse’s head in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5557, described as Coin; AR; Greek. 2.96 grams, 15 mm. 480-400 BC. Pharsala, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Φ, silver horse’s head in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5557, described as Coin; AR; Greek. 2.96 grams, 15 mm. 480-400 BC. Pharsala, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Φ, silver horse’s head in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5557, described as Coin; AR; Greek. 2.96 grams, 15 mm. 480-400 BC. Pharsala, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Φ, silver horse’s head in incuse square.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5557, described as Coin; AR; Greek. 2.96 grams, 15 mm. 480-400 BC. Pharsala, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Φ, silver horse’s head in incuse square.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5557, described as Coin; AR; Greek. 2.96 grams, 15 mm. 480-400 BC. Pharsala, Greece. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: Φ, silver horse’s head in incuse square.

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