Coin: æ antoninianus

Museum number:
8-6019
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006019
Alternate number:
s-26 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Ticinum (ancient place)
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome
Production place:
Ticinum (ancient place)
Culture or time period:
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (285–313 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Diocletian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: QXXIT, Reverse legend: VIRTVS AVG, and Obverse legend: IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Antoniniani and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
285 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.71 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6019, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ; Diocletian - 3.71 grams. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier standing facing left, right hand on shield, left holding spear [untranscribable symbols].

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