Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-6142
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006142
Alternate number:
350 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.
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)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Janus (Roman diety)
Inscription:
(RO)MA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
As coins and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
late 3rd century BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 27.43 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6142, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 27.43 grams. Dark (green brown patination) ‘Uncial standard’. Obverse: Head of Janus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in exergue, (RO)MA.

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