Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4806
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004806
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 7.79 grams, 21 mm. Syracuse, Sicily. 345-317 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena l., helmeted, olive wreath. Reverse: Hippocamp l., rein hanging loose.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
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:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
345-317 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 21 millimeters and weight 7.79 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4806, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.79 grams, 21 mm. Syracuse, Sicily. 345-317 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena l., helmeted, olive wreath. Reverse: Hippocamp l., rein hanging loose.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4806, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.79 grams, 21 mm. Syracuse, Sicily. 345-317 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena l., helmeted, olive wreath. Reverse: Hippocamp l., rein hanging loose.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4806, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.79 grams, 21 mm. Syracuse, Sicily. 345-317 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena l., helmeted, olive wreath. Reverse: Hippocamp l., rein hanging loose.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4806, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.79 grams, 21 mm. Syracuse, Sicily. 345-317 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena l., helmeted, olive wreath. Reverse: Hippocamp l., rein hanging loose.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4806, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.79 grams, 21 mm. Syracuse, Sicily. 345-317 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena l., helmeted, olive wreath. Reverse: Hippocamp l., rein hanging loose.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4806, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.79 grams, 21 mm. Syracuse, Sicily. 345-317 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena l., helmeted, olive wreath. Reverse: Hippocamp l., rein hanging loose.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4806, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 7.79 grams, 21 mm. Syracuse, Sicily. 345-317 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena l., helmeted, olive wreath. Reverse: Hippocamp l., rein hanging loose.

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