Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-6460
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006460
Alternate number:
unknown (original number)
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Classical Rome and Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Drusus Julius Caesar (Roman prince)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: SC; PO[NTIF TRI]BVN [POTEST] ITER and Obverse legend: DRVS[VS CA]EASAR TI AVG F DI[VI AVG N]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
14-37 AD
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 10.19 grams and linear 27.7 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6460, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 10.19 grams; size: 27.4 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRVS(VS CA)ESAR TI AVG F DI(VI AVG N)”. Reverse: “SC” large in center. “PO(NTIF TRI)BVN (POTEST) ITER”.

Tools