Cast bronze (952 mm) known as “Pig Money”, 19th century. Obverse: OTP confronted heads. Reverse: sow and seven piglets.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Comment:
Note: there are two catalog cards with this number. One calls this "pig money" from the 19th century. The other states that it is a bronze sextans coin.