Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-6375
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
389 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.739 grams. 26.4-24.6 mm. Poor obverse; fair reverse. Obverse: Male head facing to right. Behind: Ear of wheat (?); Before: [dolphin] pointing downward. [Below: M.] Reverse: Horseman galloping to right, spear couched. Below [untranscribable symbols] (S-E-CO-BI-R-I-CE-S).
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Segobriga (ancient place)
Production place:
Segobriga (ancient place)
Culture or time period:
Iberian under Roman Republic (190-72 BC)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
November 1, 1946
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Inscription:
(S-E-CO-BI-R-I-CE-S)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
190-72 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 10.739 grams, linear 24.6 millimeters, and linear 26.4 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6375, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.739 grams. 26.4-24.6 mm. Poor obverse; fair reverse. Obverse: Male head facing to right. Behind: Ear of wheat (?); Before: [dolphin] pointing downward. [Below: M.] Reverse: Horseman galloping to right, spear couched. Below [untranscribable symbols] (S-E-CO-BI-R-I-CE-S).Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6375, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.739 grams. 26.4-24.6 mm. Poor obverse; fair reverse. Obverse: Male head facing to right. Behind: Ear of wheat (?); Before: [dolphin] pointing downward. [Below: M.] Reverse: Horseman galloping to right, spear couched. Below [untranscribable symbols] (S-E-CO-BI-R-I-CE-S).Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6375, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.739 grams. 26.4-24.6 mm. Poor obverse; fair reverse. Obverse: Male head facing to right. Behind: Ear of wheat (?); Before: [dolphin] pointing downward. [Below: M.] Reverse: Horseman galloping to right, spear couched. Below [untranscribable symbols] (S-E-CO-BI-R-I-CE-S).Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6375, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.739 grams. 26.4-24.6 mm. Poor obverse; fair reverse. Obverse: Male head facing to right. Behind: Ear of wheat (?); Before: [dolphin] pointing downward. [Below: M.] Reverse: Horseman galloping to right, spear couched. Below [untranscribable symbols] (S-E-CO-BI-R-I-CE-S).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6375, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 10.739 grams. 26.4-24.6 mm. Poor obverse; fair reverse. Obverse: Male head facing to right. Behind: Ear of wheat (?); Before: [dolphin] pointing downward. [Below: M.] Reverse: Horseman galloping to right, spear couched. Below [untranscribable symbols] (S-E-CO-BI-R-I-CE-S).

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