Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6229
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 19.14 grms. Obverse: [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: [PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], SC - Annona standing facing left holding corn ears over modius in right hand, cornucopiae in left.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Annona (Roman deity) and Severus Alexander (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
[PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG, and S C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
227 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 19.14 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6229, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 19.14 grms. Obverse: [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: [PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], SC - Annona standing facing left holding corn ears over modius in right hand, cornucopiae in left.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6229, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 19.14 grms. Obverse: [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: [PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], SC - Annona standing facing left holding corn ears over modius in right hand, cornucopiae in left.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6229, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 19.14 grms. Obverse: [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: [PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], SC - Annona standing facing left holding corn ears over modius in right hand, cornucopiae in left.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6229, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 19.14 grms. Obverse: [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: [PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], SC - Annona standing facing left holding corn ears over modius in right hand, cornucopiae in left.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6229, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 19.14 grms. Obverse: [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: [PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], SC - Annona standing facing left holding corn ears over modius in right hand, cornucopiae in left.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6229, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 19.14 grms. Obverse: [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: [PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], SC - Annona standing facing left holding corn ears over modius in right hand, cornucopiae in left.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6229, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 19.14 grms. Obverse: [IMPCA]ES M AVR SEV ALE[XANDE]R AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: [PM] TRP VI COSII P[P], SC - Annona standing facing left holding corn ears over modius in right hand, cornucopiae in left.

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