Coin: billon

Museum number:
8-4836
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Production place:
Sub Mint C, Alexandria
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Elpis (Greek deity) and Maximian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: illegible
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
286-305 AD or 307-310 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 19 millimeters and weight 7.39 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon, accession number 8-4836, described as Coin; Billon; Roman. 7.39 grams, 19 mm. Maximianus, 286-305, 307-310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Maximianus r. laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Elpis standing l. holding flower; in field, L B; behind, *. Remarks: "inscription illegible.

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