Coin: ar tetradrachm
- Museum number:
- 8-4424
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21080004424
- Accession number:
- Acc.147
- Object count:
- 1
- Description:
- Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 16.99 grams, 31 mm. Attalus I, 241-197 BC. Pergamon, Turkey. Obverse: bust of Philetaerus r. laureate. Reverse: ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, Athena seated l. wearing crested helmet, chiton, and peplos; in field, bunch of grapes, X and bow; beneath, monogram.
- Donor:
- Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
- Collection place:
- Pergamon (ancient city), Mysia
- Production place:
- Pergamon (ancient city), Mysia
- Culture or time period:
- Aeolian, Attalid dynasty (ca. 282–133 BC), and Mysians
- Maker or artist:
- Attalus I
- Collector:
- Alfred Emerson
- Collection date:
- unknown
- Materials:
- Silver (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Athena (Greek deity) and Philetaerus (King of Pergamon)
- Inscription:
- ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 241-197 BC
- Accession date:
- 1904
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- linear 31 millimeters and weight 16.99 grams
- Images:
- Legacy documentation: