Coin: æ tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4322
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004322
Accession number:
Acc.147
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.37 grams, 29 mm. Ephesus, Ionia. 131 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica, serpent issuing l., wreath of ivory. Reverse: ΕΦΕ, two coiled serpents, bowcase between.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Ephesus (ancient city), Ionia
Production place:
Ephesus (ancient city), Ionia
Culture or time period:
Ionian and Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver alloy
Inscription:
Reverse legend: EFE
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
133-67 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 12.37 grams and linear 29 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ tetradrachm, accession number 8-4322, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.37 grams, 29 mm. Ephesus, Ionia. 131 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica, serpent issuing l., wreath of ivory. Reverse: ΕΦΕ, two coiled serpents, bowcase between.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ tetradrachm, accession number 8-4322, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.37 grams, 29 mm. Ephesus, Ionia. 131 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica, serpent issuing l., wreath of ivory. Reverse: ΕΦΕ, two coiled serpents, bowcase between.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ tetradrachm, accession number 8-4322, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.37 grams, 29 mm. Ephesus, Ionia. 131 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica, serpent issuing l., wreath of ivory. Reverse: ΕΦΕ, two coiled serpents, bowcase between.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ tetradrachm, accession number 8-4322, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.37 grams, 29 mm. Ephesus, Ionia. 131 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica, serpent issuing l., wreath of ivory. Reverse: ΕΦΕ, two coiled serpents, bowcase between.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ tetradrachm, accession number 8-4322, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.37 grams, 29 mm. Ephesus, Ionia. 131 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica, serpent issuing l., wreath of ivory. Reverse: ΕΦΕ, two coiled serpents, bowcase between.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ tetradrachm, accession number 8-4322, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.37 grams, 29 mm. Ephesus, Ionia. 131 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica, serpent issuing l., wreath of ivory. Reverse: ΕΦΕ, two coiled serpents, bowcase between.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ tetradrachm, accession number 8-4322, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.37 grams, 29 mm. Ephesus, Ionia. 131 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica, serpent issuing l., wreath of ivory. Reverse: ΕΦΕ, two coiled serpents, bowcase between.

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