Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-6425
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006425
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Valerian Dynasty (253–261 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Gallienus (Emperor of Rome) and Sol (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: GALLIENVS AVG and Reverse legend: ORI E NS AVG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
266-268 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.38 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6425, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Gallienus - 2.38 grms. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: ORI E NS AVG - Sol walking left, right hand raised, left holding whip.

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