Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4674
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004674
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 19 mm. 39 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: bust of Regulus r. Reverse: L. REGVLVS; in exergue, combat of wild beasts
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
L. REGVLVS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
ca. 42 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4674, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 19 mm. 39 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: bust of Regulus r. Reverse: L. REGVLVS; in exergue, combat of wild beastsHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4674, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 19 mm. 39 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: bust of Regulus r. Reverse: L. REGVLVS; in exergue, combat of wild beasts
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4674, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 19 mm. 39 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: bust of Regulus r. Reverse: L. REGVLVS; in exergue, combat of wild beasts

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