Coin: denarius

Museum number:
8-5626
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005626
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS and SVLLA COS. / Q.POMPEI.RVF.
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
59 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18 millimeters and weight 4 grams
Loans:
S1964-1965 #95: Art Department (UC Berkeley) (May 10, 1965–June 15, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: denarius, accession number 8-5626, described as Silver Denarius. 4.00 gr. 18 mm. (Q. Pompeius Rufus) Obverse: Curule chair; on left arrow; on right laurel branch. Above, Q.POMPEI Q.F. RVFVS; below, on tablet, COS. Reverse: Curule chair, on left lituus; on right wreath. Above, SVLLA COS.; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI.RVF.

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