Coin: æ
- Museum number:
- 8-4779
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21080004779
- Accession number:
- Acc.184
- Object count:
- 1
- Description:
- Coin; AE; Greek. 3.85 grams, 20 mm. Tauromenium, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Athena r. helmeted. Reverse: TAYPO[MENITAN], Pegasus r. prancing.
- Donor:
- Alfred Emerson
- Collection place:
- Sicily, Italy
- Culture or time period:
- Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
- Collector:
- Alfred Emerson
- Collection date:
- unknown
- Materials:
- Bronze (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Athena (Greek deity) and Pegasus (Greek deity)
- Inscription:
- Reverse legend: TAYRO [MENITAN]
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Object class:
- Athena, Coins (money), Greek (language), and Pegasus (divine stallion)
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 345-275 BC
- Accession date:
- 1905
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- weight 3.85 grams and linear 20 millimeters
- Images:
-
- Legacy documentation:
-