Event Highlight:
After Dark – Neon Nights
Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Antiquities, Numismatics
Obverse: Faint traces of inscr. to l. Head of Apollo laur., l. Border of dots. Reverse: Eagle standing r., head turned back; inscr. above obscured by corrosion (may be Φ).
Obverse: Head of Artemis, l., wearing earring and necklace, hair tied in knot behind; quiver at shoulder. Border of dots. Reverse: Above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ; below, ΦΙΝΤΙΑ. Boar standing at bay, l. Plain border.
Obverse: Head of Apollo laur., r. Reverse: Two eagles standing l. on supine hare, the further with wings spread, the nearer throwing back its head and screaming
Obverse: To r., AKP. Head of Apollo laur., r. Reverse: To r., downwards, AKPAΓΑΝ; to l., upwards, TINΩN. Tripodlebes with neck and three handles. Border of dots.
Obverse: Head of Persephone wearing wreath of barley, r. In front, --^--; behind, AP. Border uncertain. Reverse: To r., downwards, AKPA; to l., downwards, TIN.. . Asklepios facing, clad in himation, extending r. hand.
Obverse: Head of Persephone wearing wreath of barley, r. No inscr. visible. Border uncertain. Reverse: As preceding, but inscription complete. "To r., downwards, AKPA; to l., downwards, TIN.. . Asklepios facing, clad in himation, extending r. hand."
Obverse: Eagle with spread wings standing r. on supine hare. No inscr. or border visible. Reverse: Crab; beneath, crayfish (tunnyfish?) (mostly off flan); on either side, pellet; all in incuse circle.
Obverse: Metal piece in shape of tooth, with flat oval base; on one side, eagle standing l.; on the other, crab; on base, ˙˙. Reverse:
Antiquities, Archaeology
Antiquities
Wine jug (oinochoe) from South Italy. The roughly painted decoration is of a woman's head and a large stylised palm-leaf (palmette). Attributed to a group of artists now known as the Circle of the Painter of the Naples 2585 vase. Approximately 325-300 BC
Antiquities, Humanities
Obverse: Laureate head right. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reverse: Serapis wearing a polos (a Wheat measure) on his head, raising his right hand in salute and holding a sceptre in his left. PM TR XVI COS IIII PP The inscription on the obverse says ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, and our present coins lack the ‘FEL’ (= Felix = ‘fortunate’). It’s not a common addition on his coins.
Antiquities, Money
Obverse V: Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, denominational mark. Border of dots. Reverse ROMA: Dioscuri galloping, right; in linear frame, inscription. Line border.
Obverse IIS: Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, denominational mark. Border of dots. Reverse ROMA: Dioscuri galloping, right; in linear frame, inscription. Line border.