Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4635
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004635
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.6 grams, 18 mm. 79-77 BC. Spain. Obverse: Head of Pietas r; to front, stork. Reverse: Sacrificial implements; in exergue, IMPER. Remarks: "(cast copy)
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Pietas (Roman deity)
Inscription:
IMPER
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
ca. 77 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4635, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.6 grams, 18 mm. 79-77 BC. Spain. Obverse: Head of Pietas r; to front, stork. Reverse: Sacrificial implements; in exergue, IMPER. Remarks: "(cast copy)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4635, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.6 grams, 18 mm. 79-77 BC. Spain. Obverse: Head of Pietas r; to front, stork. Reverse: Sacrificial implements; in exergue, IMPER. Remarks: "(cast copy)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4635, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.6 grams, 18 mm. 79-77 BC. Spain. Obverse: Head of Pietas r; to front, stork. Reverse: Sacrificial implements; in exergue, IMPER. Remarks: "(cast copy)

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