Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6455
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Augustus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: [DIVO] AVGVSTO [S] P Q R and Obverse legend: [TI] CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR [POT XXXVI]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
36-37 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 25.02 grams and linear 33.5 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6455, described as Coin: denomination: Sestertius; Æ; badly worn; weight: 25.02 gr.; 33.5 mm. Obverse: “SC” large in the field. “(TI) CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGST P M TR (POT XXXVI)”. Reverse: 4 elephants drawing a car with throne and Augustus. “(DIVO) AVGVSTO (S) P Q R” in 3 lines above elephants.

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