Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4493
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004493
Alternate number:
138 (original number), 8-4493c or d (previous museum number (recataloged from)), 8-8052 (museum number (recataloged to), A), and 8-8053 (museum number (recataloged to), B)
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Pompeii, Campania, Southern Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Pompeia
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1904
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
M.POBLICI LEG.PR and ON.MGNVS.IMP
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
46-45 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 20 millimeters and weight 4 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4493, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 20 mm. M. Poblicius, Cn. Pompeius Magnus, 46-45 BC. Obverse: M.POBLICI LEG.PROPR, head of Roma r. helmeted. Reverse: ON.MGNVS.IMP., Baetica standing r. holding 2 spears and presenting palm branch to Cn.Pompey standing on prow.

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