Coin: ar decadrachm

Museum number:
8-5534
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005534
Accession number:
Acc.895
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.
Donor:
University of California Library
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
A. A. Wheeler
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Decadrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
late 5th century BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1954-1955 #4: UC Berkeley, Hearst Mining Building (April 14, 1955–January 15, 1958)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar decadrachm, accession number 8-5534, described as Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar decadrachm, accession number 8-5534, described as Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar decadrachm, accession number 8-5534, described as Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar decadrachm, accession number 8-5534, described as Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar decadrachm, accession number 8-5534, described as Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar decadrachm, accession number 8-5534, described as Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar decadrachm, accession number 8-5534, described as Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar decadrachm, accession number 8-5534, described as Coin; AR; Decadrachm; Greek. 36.55 grams, 33 mm. Late 5th century BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, female head l. four dolphins, K on ampyx. Reverse: Male charioteer driving chariot of four horses l., Nike flying to crown him; in exergue, two steps, on upper shield flat, helmet, on lower cuirass between greaves. Remarks: "(short?)" "KIMONIAN TYPE, with Kimon’s initial." "(confirm Fitzw. volume 1, plate 97, 10)" "Below cuirass should be inscription but I cannot see any clear traces.

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