Coin: æ antoninianus

Museum number:
8-6215
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Sub Mint NC, Southern Mint
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Spes (Roman deity) and Tetricus II (Emperor of the Gallic Empire)
Inscription:
C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES and [SPE]S AVGG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Antoniniani and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
272-276 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.2 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6215, described as Coin: Antoninianus; Æ (AR?); Tetricus II - 2.20 grms. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES - Bust facing right radiate, draped. Reverse: [SPE]S AVGG - Spes walking facing left holding flower and lifting skirt.

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