Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5508
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Production place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Julian the Apostate (Emperor of Rome), Jupiter (Roman deity), and Victoria (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: D N FL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, Reverse legend: IOVI CONSERVATORI, and Reverse exergue: SRALA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
318-319 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 20 millimeters and weight 3.3 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5508, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 3.3 grams, 20 mm. Flavius Claudius Julius Constantine, 318-319 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: D N FL CL CONTANTINES NOB C, bust laureate and cuirassed r., head of scepter at back of neck. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter nude holding scepter surmounted by eagle with crown in beak, globe surmounted by Victory, at right foot an eagle holding a scroll, at left foot a kneeling figure; in field, X NE; in exergue, SRALA.

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