Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-7855
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007855
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Janus (Roman diety)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
As coins and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
108-90 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 18.55 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-7855, described as Coin: As. Æ. 18.55 gr. Black patination; fragmented, very worn. (’Uncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, [untranscribable symbol] or [untranscribable symbol].

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