Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6228
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
S C, M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI, DE GERMANIS, and [IMP VIII COSIII PP]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
176-177 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 25.12 grams
Loans:
S1978-1979 #19: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (September 26, 1978–December 5, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6228, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Marcus. Aurelius - 25.12 grms. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM[SARM TRP] XXXI - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: [IMP VIII COSIII PP] [SC] - Pile of arms; beneath: DE GERMANIS.

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