Coin: æ sextans

Museum number:
8-7862
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007862
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 5.69 grams. Dark green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right, wearing winged hat; on left, caduceus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in field, two dots.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Mercury (Roman deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
187-155 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 5.69 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7862, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 5.69 grams. Dark green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right, wearing winged hat; on left, caduceus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in field, two dots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7862, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 5.69 grams. Dark green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right, wearing winged hat; on left, caduceus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in field, two dots.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7862, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 5.69 grams. Dark green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right, wearing winged hat; on left, caduceus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in field, two dots.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7862, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 5.69 grams. Dark green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right, wearing winged hat; on left, caduceus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in field, two dots.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7862, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 5.69 grams. Dark green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right, wearing winged hat; on left, caduceus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in field, two dots.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7862, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 5.69 grams. Dark green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right, wearing winged hat; on left, caduceus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in field, two dots.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7862, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 5.69 grams. Dark green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right, wearing winged hat; on left, caduceus. Reverse: Prow facing right; in field, two dots.

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