Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4411
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004411
Alternate number:
179 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Roman. 14.02 grams, 29 mm. Carcalla, 213 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bust of Caracalla r. laureate. Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle, head to l., wreath in beak; between legs, star.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Production place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and Raymond Serrure
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
AYT.K.M.A.ANTΩNEINOC.CEB and ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
213 AD
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 29 millimeters and weight 14.02 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4411, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Roman. 14.02 grams, 29 mm. Carcalla, 213 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bust of Caracalla r. laureate. Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle, head to l., wreath in beak; between legs, star.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4411, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Roman. 14.02 grams, 29 mm. Carcalla, 213 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bust of Caracalla r. laureate. Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle, head to l., wreath in beak; between legs, star.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4411, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Roman. 14.02 grams, 29 mm. Carcalla, 213 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bust of Caracalla r. laureate. Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle, head to l., wreath in beak; between legs, star.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4411, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Roman. 14.02 grams, 29 mm. Carcalla, 213 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bust of Caracalla r. laureate. Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle, head to l., wreath in beak; between legs, star.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4411, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Roman. 14.02 grams, 29 mm. Carcalla, 213 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bust of Caracalla r. laureate. Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle, head to l., wreath in beak; between legs, star.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4411, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Roman. 14.02 grams, 29 mm. Carcalla, 213 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bust of Caracalla r. laureate. Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle, head to l., wreath in beak; between legs, star.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4411, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Roman. 14.02 grams, 29 mm. Carcalla, 213 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, bust of Caracalla r. laureate. Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle, head to l., wreath in beak; between legs, star.

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