Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4678
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004678
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.29 grams, 17 mm. Galba, 68-69. Tarraco, Spain. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, bust r. laureate. Reverse: ROMA VICTRIX ,Roma holding spear l., foot on globe, in military dress.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Spain
Culture or time period:
Year of the Four Emperors (68–69 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Galba (Emperor of Rome) and Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P and Reverse legend: ROMA VICTRIX
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
68-69 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.29 grams and linear 17 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4678, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.29 grams, 17 mm. Galba, 68-69. Tarraco, Spain. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, bust r. laureate. Reverse: ROMA VICTRIX ,Roma holding spear l., foot on globe, in military dress.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4678, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.29 grams, 17 mm. Galba, 68-69. Tarraco, Spain. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, bust r. laureate. Reverse: ROMA VICTRIX ,Roma holding spear l., foot on globe, in military dress.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4678, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.29 grams, 17 mm. Galba, 68-69. Tarraco, Spain. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, bust r. laureate. Reverse: ROMA VICTRIX ,Roma holding spear l., foot on globe, in military dress.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4678, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.29 grams, 17 mm. Galba, 68-69. Tarraco, Spain. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, bust r. laureate. Reverse: ROMA VICTRIX ,Roma holding spear l., foot on globe, in military dress.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4678, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.29 grams, 17 mm. Galba, 68-69. Tarraco, Spain. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, bust r. laureate. Reverse: ROMA VICTRIX ,Roma holding spear l., foot on globe, in military dress.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4678, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.29 grams, 17 mm. Galba, 68-69. Tarraco, Spain. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, bust r. laureate. Reverse: ROMA VICTRIX ,Roma holding spear l., foot on globe, in military dress.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4678, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.29 grams, 17 mm. Galba, 68-69. Tarraco, Spain. Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P, bust r. laureate. Reverse: ROMA VICTRIX ,Roma holding spear l., foot on globe, in military dress.

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