Coin: æ dekonkion

Museum number:
8-5829
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005829
Accession number:
Acc.1029
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; Æ; Dekonkion: size: 23 mm.; weight: 10.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.; behind, eagle r.: border of dots. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; beneath, (triangle); plain border; inscrip: KENTOPINIΩN
Donor:
May Benton MacLafferty
Collection place:
Sicily, Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC) and Roman Conquest of Italy (396–242 BC)
Collector:
May Benton MacLafferty
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
KENTOPINIΩN
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
275-212 BC
Accession date:
1951
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 10.6 grams and linear 23 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ dekonkion, accession number 8-5829, described as Coin; Æ; Dekonkion: size: 23 mm.; weight: 10.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.; behind, eagle r.: border of dots. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; beneath, (triangle); plain border; inscrip: KENTOPINIΩNHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ dekonkion, accession number 8-5829, described as Coin; Æ; Dekonkion: size: 23 mm.; weight: 10.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.; behind, eagle r.: border of dots. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; beneath, (triangle); plain border; inscrip: KENTOPINIΩNHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ dekonkion, accession number 8-5829, described as Coin; Æ; Dekonkion: size: 23 mm.; weight: 10.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.; behind, eagle r.: border of dots. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; beneath, (triangle); plain border; inscrip: KENTOPINIΩNHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ dekonkion, accession number 8-5829, described as Coin; Æ; Dekonkion: size: 23 mm.; weight: 10.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.; behind, eagle r.: border of dots. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; beneath, (triangle); plain border; inscrip: KENTOPINIΩNHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ dekonkion, accession number 8-5829, described as Coin; Æ; Dekonkion: size: 23 mm.; weight: 10.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.; behind, eagle r.: border of dots. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; beneath, (triangle); plain border; inscrip: KENTOPINIΩNHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ dekonkion, accession number 8-5829, described as Coin; Æ; Dekonkion: size: 23 mm.; weight: 10.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.; behind, eagle r.: border of dots. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; beneath, (triangle); plain border; inscrip: KENTOPINIΩN
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ dekonkion, accession number 8-5829, described as Coin; Æ; Dekonkion: size: 23 mm.; weight: 10.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.; behind, eagle r.: border of dots. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; beneath, (triangle); plain border; inscrip: KENTOPINIΩN

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