Coin: aes rude

Museum number:
8-2222
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080002222
Accession number:
Acc.103
Description:
Coin; AE; Aes rude. Pre 3rd c. BC. Collected: Sovana, Etruria, Tomb 17(Q). Remarks: "'aes rude,' was used as money by weight before coinage began in 450 B.C.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Saturnia, Tuscany, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Tomb Q - Campo delle Caldane
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
before 3rd century BC
Accession date:
1903
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 24 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: aes rude, accession number 8-2222, described as Coin; AE; Aes rude. Pre 3rd c. BC. Collected: Sovana, Etruria, Tomb 17(Q). Remarks: "'aes rude,' was used as money by weight before coinage began in 450 B.C.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: aes rude, accession number 8-2222, described as Coin; AE; Aes rude. Pre 3rd c. BC. Collected: Sovana, Etruria, Tomb 17(Q). Remarks: "'aes rude,' was used as money by weight before coinage began in 450 B.C.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: aes rude, accession number 8-2222, described as Coin; AE; Aes rude. Pre 3rd c. BC. Collected: Sovana, Etruria, Tomb 17(Q). Remarks: "'aes rude,' was used as money by weight before coinage began in 450 B.C.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: aes rude, accession number 8-2222, described as Coin; AE; Aes rude. Pre 3rd c. BC. Collected: Sovana, Etruria, Tomb 17(Q). Remarks: "'aes rude,' was used as money by weight before coinage began in 450 B.C.

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