Coin: ar quinarius

Museum number:
8-6107
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006107
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Sub Mint NC, Eastern Mint
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Augustus (Emperor of Rome) and Victoria (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ASIA (RECEPTA) and Obverse legend: CAESAR (IMP VII)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Quinarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
28-26 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar quinarius, accession number 8-6107, described as Coin; Silver; denomination: quinarius; good condition; weight: 1.79 gms; size; 14.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare facing right. “CAESAR (IMP VII)”. Reverse: Victory with expanded wings, holding crown and palm, stands on cylindrical basket between two serpents. “ASIA (RECEPTA)” on the sides.

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