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Coin: æ
Museum number:
8-4796
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004796
Accession number:
Acc.184
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 6.06 grams, 19 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Poseidon l., wearing tainia. Reverse: Ornamented trident, dolphin downwards l. and r.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Production place:
Syracuse (ancient colony)
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: illegible
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
275-216 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 19 millimeters and weight 6.06 grams
Images:
Legacy documentation: