Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-5633
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005633
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Orichalcum
Person depicted:
Nero (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P and GENIO AVGVSTI
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
64-66 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 23 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5633, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. Roman. Orichalcum. (___ grams, 23 mm). Nero. 64-66 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO.CLAVD.CAESAR.AVG.GER.P.M. TR.P.IMP. P.P Head facing right, radiate, of Nero. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing facing left; Genius holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar; S C; in exergue, T.

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