Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-3969
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080003969
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Libral; Roman. 258.45 grams, 61.8 mm. Ca. 225 BC. Rome, Italy. Condition: excellent. Obverse: Head of Janus, bearded; beneath, mark of value; all on raised disk. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, mark of value; all on raised disk.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tarquinia, Lazio, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Italy, Latium
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Janus (Roman diety)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
225 BC
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 258.45 grams and linear 61.8 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3969, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Libral; Roman. 258.45 grams, 61.8 mm. Ca. 225 BC. Rome, Italy. Condition: excellent. Obverse: Head of Janus, bearded; beneath, mark of value; all on raised disk. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, mark of value; all on raised disk.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3969, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Libral; Roman. 258.45 grams, 61.8 mm. Ca. 225 BC. Rome, Italy. Condition: excellent. Obverse: Head of Janus, bearded; beneath, mark of value; all on raised disk. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, mark of value; all on raised disk.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3969, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Libral; Roman. 258.45 grams, 61.8 mm. Ca. 225 BC. Rome, Italy. Condition: excellent. Obverse: Head of Janus, bearded; beneath, mark of value; all on raised disk. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, mark of value; all on raised disk.

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