Coin: ar obol

Museum number:

8-5486

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21080005486

Accession number:

Acc.895

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin; AR; Obol; Greek. 0.9 gram, 11 mm. 400-323 BC. Sikyon, Greece. Obverse: Head of Apollo r. laureate. Reverse: Dove flying l.; to right, I[backwards Σ].

Donor:

University of California Library

Collection place:

Peloponnese, Greece

Culture or time period:

Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)

Collector:

Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Collection date:

unknown

Materials:

Silver (metal)

Person depicted:

Apollo (Greek and Roman diety)

Object type:

archaeology

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

400-323 BC

Accession date:

1946

Department:

Classical Mediterranean

Dimensions:

linear 11 millimeters and weight 0.9 grams

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