Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-5686
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Greek, silver 4 drachma. (___ gms., 30 mm.) Philip II. 342-336 BC. Pella. Obverse: Head of Zeus facing right. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ. Naked youth on horse facing right; thunderbolt below horse; N in exergue.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Pella (ancient place), Macedon, Greece
Production place:
Pella (ancient place), Macedon, Greece
Culture or time period:
Classical Macedonia (480-323 BC)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ and N
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
342-336 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 30 millimeters and weight 14 grams
Loans:
S1972-1973 #1: Newton K. Gregg (November 11, 1972–September 9, 1972) and S1975-1976 #16: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 9, 1975–April 22, 1981)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5686, described as Coin. Greek, silver 4 drachma. (___ gms., 30 mm.) Philip II. 342-336 BC. Pella. Obverse: Head of Zeus facing right. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ. Naked youth on horse facing right; thunderbolt below horse; N in exergue.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5686, described as Coin. Greek, silver 4 drachma. (___ gms., 30 mm.) Philip II. 342-336 BC. Pella. Obverse: Head of Zeus facing right. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ. Naked youth on horse facing right; thunderbolt below horse; N in exergue.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5686, described as Coin. Greek, silver 4 drachma. (___ gms., 30 mm.) Philip II. 342-336 BC. Pella. Obverse: Head of Zeus facing right. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ. Naked youth on horse facing right; thunderbolt below horse; N in exergue.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5686, described as Coin. Greek, silver 4 drachma. (___ gms., 30 mm.) Philip II. 342-336 BC. Pella. Obverse: Head of Zeus facing right. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ. Naked youth on horse facing right; thunderbolt below horse; N in exergue.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5686, described as Coin. Greek, silver 4 drachma. (___ gms., 30 mm.) Philip II. 342-336 BC. Pella. Obverse: Head of Zeus facing right. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ. Naked youth on horse facing right; thunderbolt below horse; N in exergue.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5686, described as Coin. Greek, silver 4 drachma. (___ gms., 30 mm.) Philip II. 342-336 BC. Pella. Obverse: Head of Zeus facing right. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ. Naked youth on horse facing right; thunderbolt below horse; N in exergue.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5686, described as Coin. Greek, silver 4 drachma. (___ gms., 30 mm.) Philip II. 342-336 BC. Pella. Obverse: Head of Zeus facing right. Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠ / ΠΟΥ. Naked youth on horse facing right; thunderbolt below horse; N in exergue.

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