Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-5472
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005472
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Production place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Nike (Greek diety)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: SYRAKOSION
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
485-475 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 17.32 grams and linear 23 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5472, described as Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5472, described as Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5472, described as Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5472, described as Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5472, described as Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5472, described as Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5472, described as Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.

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