Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:
8-8027
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Alternate number:
8-4486b (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin. Silver ? 3.88 gms. 17 mm. Said to be Gallic (Bellovaci) imitation of Roman denarius. Obverse: helmeted head, facing left. Reverse: CRICIRV. Horseman, with spear, facing left.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Belgae (ancient region)
Production place:
Belgae (ancient region) and Gaul (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Bellovaci (?-57 BC) and Republic to Empire Transitional Period (49–27 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
ption on coin: CRICIRV and Reverse legend: CRICIRV
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
211 BC-57 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.88 grams and linear 17 millimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8027, described as Coin. Silver ? 3.88 gms. 17 mm. Said to be Gallic (Bellovaci) imitation of Roman denarius. Obverse: helmeted head, facing left. Reverse: CRICIRV. Horseman, with spear, facing left.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8027, described as Coin. Silver ? 3.88 gms. 17 mm. Said to be Gallic (Bellovaci) imitation of Roman denarius. Obverse: helmeted head, facing left. Reverse: CRICIRV. Horseman, with spear, facing left.

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