Coin: ar hemidrachm

Museum number:
8-5562
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005562
Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greece. 2.55 grams, 16 mm. Ainis, Greece. 302-286 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus l. Reverse: ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ, warrior, petasus in left hand, hurls javelin with right.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Thessaly, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Hemidrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
302-286 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.55 grams and linear 16 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5562, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greece. 2.55 grams, 16 mm. Ainis, Greece. 302-286 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus l. Reverse: ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ, warrior, petasus in left hand, hurls javelin with right.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5562, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greece. 2.55 grams, 16 mm. Ainis, Greece. 302-286 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus l. Reverse: ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ, warrior, petasus in left hand, hurls javelin with right.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5562, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greece. 2.55 grams, 16 mm. Ainis, Greece. 302-286 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus l. Reverse: ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ, warrior, petasus in left hand, hurls javelin with right.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5562, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greece. 2.55 grams, 16 mm. Ainis, Greece. 302-286 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus l. Reverse: ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ, warrior, petasus in left hand, hurls javelin with right.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5562, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greece. 2.55 grams, 16 mm. Ainis, Greece. 302-286 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus l. Reverse: ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ, warrior, petasus in left hand, hurls javelin with right.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5562, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greece. 2.55 grams, 16 mm. Ainis, Greece. 302-286 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus l. Reverse: ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ, warrior, petasus in left hand, hurls javelin with right.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar hemidrachm, accession number 8-5562, described as Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greece. 2.55 grams, 16 mm. Ainis, Greece. 302-286 BC. Obverse: Head of Zeus l. Reverse: ΑΙ]ΝΙΑΝ ΩΝ, warrior, petasus in left hand, hurls javelin with right.

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