Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-5630
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Roman denarius, silver. ( ; 18 mm.) Nero. 64-68 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO CAESAR Head facing right, laureate, of Nero. Reverse: AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS Nero radiate and togate standing facing left.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Nero (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS and NERO CAESAR
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
64-68 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5630, described as Coin. Roman denarius, silver. ( ; 18 mm.) Nero. 64-68 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO CAESAR Head facing right, laureate, of Nero. Reverse: AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS Nero radiate and togate standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5630, described as Coin. Roman denarius, silver. ( ; 18 mm.) Nero. 64-68 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO CAESAR Head facing right, laureate, of Nero. Reverse: AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS Nero radiate and togate standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5630, described as Coin. Roman denarius, silver. ( ; 18 mm.) Nero. 64-68 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO CAESAR Head facing right, laureate, of Nero. Reverse: AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS Nero radiate and togate standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5630, described as Coin. Roman denarius, silver. ( ; 18 mm.) Nero. 64-68 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO CAESAR Head facing right, laureate, of Nero. Reverse: AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS Nero radiate and togate standing facing left.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5630, described as Coin. Roman denarius, silver. ( ; 18 mm.) Nero. 64-68 AD. Rome. Obverse: NERO CAESAR Head facing right, laureate, of Nero. Reverse: AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS Nero radiate and togate standing facing left.

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