Ancient Greek coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek coin

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Sicily › Agrigentum (mint)

• Date

  4th century BC

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  17 mm (diameter)
  3.26 g (weight)
  7 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  Ε (at right); ΑΚΡΑΓΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ

• Design

  Head of Zeus, laureate, right; dotted border (obverse)

  
  

  Eagle standing, right, speading wings; linear border (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1947.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR42209

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR42209

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