Coin: ar hemidrachm

Museum number:

8-5554

Permalink:

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Accession number:

Acc.925

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin; AR; Hemidrachm; Greek. 2.15 grams, 16 mm. Itanos, Crete. 5th-4th century BC. Obverse: Head of Athena r. Reverse: ITANIΩN, eagle l.; whole in incuse square.

Donor:

John L. Balderston

Collection place:

Crete, Aegean Islands, Greece

Production place:

Itanus (ancient Itanos)

Culture or time period:

Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)

Collector:

John L. Balderston

Materials:

Silver (metal)

Person depicted:

Athena (Greek deity)

Inscription:

ITANIΩN

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Athena, Coins (money), and Hemidrachms

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

5th-4th century BC

Accession date:

1947

Department:

Classical Mediterranean

Dimensions:

weight 2.15 grams and linear 16 millimeters

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