Coin: æ

Museum number:

8-4832

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Accession number:

Acc.184

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin; AE; Greek. 1.7364 grams, 15.6 mm. 340 BC. Naples, Italy. Obverse: Head of Apollo l. laureate. Reverse: man-headed bull r.; above, Nike flying r., crowning bull; in exergue, ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩ. Remarks: "condition, heavy patina, thin, low relief." "(Date taken from previous catalog card; no confirming reference).

Donor:

Alfred Emerson

Collection place:

Neopolis (ancient city), Southern Italy

Production place:

Neopolis (ancient city), Southern Italy

Culture or time period:

Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)

Collector:

Alfred Emerson

Collection date:

1905

Materials:

Bronze (metal)

Person depicted:

Apollo (Greek and Roman diety) and Nike (Greek diety)

Inscription:

Reverse exergue: NEOPOLITON

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Coins (money)

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

ca. 340 BC

Accession date:

1905

Department:

Classical Mediterranean

Dimensions:

weight 1.7364 grams and linear 15.6 millimeters

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