Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-5937
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005937
Alternate number:
380 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.7 grams. 25.84-23.61 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male, head facing right; behind, [proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F]ϘΓ[proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F] (CA-R-BI-CA); before: worn, so unclear. Reverse: Lancer facing right; below: ⧖𐤈𐤑‬I⧖𐤷 (CO-N-TE-BA-CO-M).
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Carabaca, Hispania
Production place:
Carabaca, Hispania
Culture or time period:
Iberian (600 BC- 41 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
November 1, 1946
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: symblos (=CA-R-BI-CA) and Reverse exergue: symbols (=INCOM
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
120-80 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 10.7 grams, linear 23.61 millimeters, and linear 25.84 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5937, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.7 grams. 25.84-23.61 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male, head facing right; behind, [proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F]ϘΓ[proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F] (CA-R-BI-CA); before: worn, so unclear. Reverse: Lancer facing right; below: ⧖𐤈𐤑‬I⧖𐤷 (CO-N-TE-BA-CO-M).Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5937, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.7 grams. 25.84-23.61 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male, head facing right; behind, [proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F]ϘΓ[proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F] (CA-R-BI-CA); before: worn, so unclear. Reverse: Lancer facing right; below: ⧖𐤈𐤑‬I⧖𐤷 (CO-N-TE-BA-CO-M).Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5937, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.7 grams. 25.84-23.61 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male, head facing right; behind, [proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F]ϘΓ[proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F] (CA-R-BI-CA); before: worn, so unclear. Reverse: Lancer facing right; below: ⧖𐤈𐤑‬I⧖𐤷 (CO-N-TE-BA-CO-M).Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5937, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.7 grams. 25.84-23.61 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male, head facing right; behind, [proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F]ϘΓ[proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F] (CA-R-BI-CA); before: worn, so unclear. Reverse: Lancer facing right; below: ⧖𐤈𐤑‬I⧖𐤷 (CO-N-TE-BA-CO-M).Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5937, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.7 grams. 25.84-23.61 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male, head facing right; behind, [proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F]ϘΓ[proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F] (CA-R-BI-CA); before: worn, so unclear. Reverse: Lancer facing right; below: ⧖𐤈𐤑‬I⧖𐤷 (CO-N-TE-BA-CO-M).Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5937, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.7 grams. 25.84-23.61 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male, head facing right; behind, [proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F]ϘΓ[proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F] (CA-R-BI-CA); before: worn, so unclear. Reverse: Lancer facing right; below: ⧖𐤈𐤑‬I⧖𐤷 (CO-N-TE-BA-CO-M).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5937, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.7 grams. 25.84-23.61 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male, head facing right; behind, [proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F]ϘΓ[proto-Iberian letter shaped like a backwards tilted F] (CA-R-BI-CA); before: worn, so unclear. Reverse: Lancer facing right; below: ⧖𐤈𐤑‬I⧖𐤷 (CO-N-TE-BA-CO-M).

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