Ancient Greek silver coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek silver coin

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Syria › Phoenicia › Tyre (mint)

• Date

  450

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  1 Stater or 4 Drachms (Tetradrachm)

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  23 mm (diameter)
  13.44 g (weight)
  2 o'clock (die-axis)

• Design

  Dolphin, right; over triple line of waves; below, murex shell (obverse)

  
  

  Owl, standing right, head facing; behind, incuse fitting (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by E. S. G. Robinson, 1964.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR5281

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