Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:
8-8021
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-4479g (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Eastern Celtica
Production place:
Eastern Celtica and Gaul (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC) and Sequani
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: below, SAA? and ption on coin: SA[untranscribable symbol] or SAA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
1st century BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 13 millimeters and weight 1.8 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8021, described as Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8021, described as Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8021, described as Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8021, described as Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8021, described as Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8021, described as Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8021, described as Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8021, described as Coin. Silver. 1.80 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck, saddle on his back; below, SAΛ or SAA.

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