Coin: æ pentonkion

Museum number:

8-5827

Permalink:

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Accession number:

Acc.1029

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin; AE; Pentonkion; size: 26 mm.; weight : 9.6 gm. Obverse: Head of Zeus r., laur.: border of dots. Reverse: Warrior, wearing crested helmet; he charges r., thrusting with spear and holing round shield; in field r., n : border of dots.

Donor:

May Benton MacLafferty

Collection place:

Sicily, Italy

Culture or time period:

Roman Conquest of Italy (396–242 BC)

Collector:

Alfred Emerson

Collection date:

unknown

Materials:

Bronze (metal)

Person depicted:

Zeus (Greek deity)

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Coins (money)

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

282-210 BC

Accession date:

1951

Department:

Classical Mediterranean

Dimensions:

linear 26 millimeters and weight 9.6 grams

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