Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5696
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 17 mm.; weight: 2.61 grams. Obverse: Two oblong hexagonal shields and two spears crossed; around, beginning above on right, inscription:[ ]ΚΛΑΥΚΑΙ [ ]. Reverse: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; above and below, inscription; and across field, date: BPIT [ ]
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Judea (Roman province)
Production place:
Judea (Roman province)
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: BRIT [ ] and Obverse legend: [ ]KLAYKAI[ ]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
54 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.61 grams and linear 17 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5696, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 17 mm.; weight: 2.61 grams. Obverse: Two oblong hexagonal shields and two spears crossed; around, beginning above on right, inscription:[ ]ΚΛΑΥΚΑΙ [ ]. Reverse: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; above and below, inscription; and across field, date: BPIT [ ]Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5696, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 17 mm.; weight: 2.61 grams. Obverse: Two oblong hexagonal shields and two spears crossed; around, beginning above on right, inscription:[ ]ΚΛΑΥΚΑΙ [ ]. Reverse: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; above and below, inscription; and across field, date: BPIT [ ]Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5696, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 17 mm.; weight: 2.61 grams. Obverse: Two oblong hexagonal shields and two spears crossed; around, beginning above on right, inscription:[ ]ΚΛΑΥΚΑΙ [ ]. Reverse: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; above and below, inscription; and across field, date: BPIT [ ]Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5696, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 17 mm.; weight: 2.61 grams. Obverse: Two oblong hexagonal shields and two spears crossed; around, beginning above on right, inscription:[ ]ΚΛΑΥΚΑΙ [ ]. Reverse: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; above and below, inscription; and across field, date: BPIT [ ]Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5696, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 17 mm.; weight: 2.61 grams. Obverse: Two oblong hexagonal shields and two spears crossed; around, beginning above on right, inscription:[ ]ΚΛΑΥΚΑΙ [ ]. Reverse: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; above and below, inscription; and across field, date: BPIT [ ]Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5696, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 17 mm.; weight: 2.61 grams. Obverse: Two oblong hexagonal shields and two spears crossed; around, beginning above on right, inscription:[ ]ΚΛΑΥΚΑΙ [ ]. Reverse: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; above and below, inscription; and across field, date: BPIT [ ]
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5696, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 17 mm.; weight: 2.61 grams. Obverse: Two oblong hexagonal shields and two spears crossed; around, beginning above on right, inscription:[ ]ΚΛΑΥΚΑΙ [ ]. Reverse: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; above and below, inscription; and across field, date: BPIT [ ]

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