Coin: æ

Museum number:

8-4799

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21080004799

Accession number:

Acc.184

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin; AE; Greek. 6.35 grams, 18 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:

weight 6.35 grams and linear 18 millimeters

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