Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:
8-8008
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-4475b (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin. Silver. 1.98 gr. Barbaric imitation of Roman Republic silver coin. Obverse: Head of god or goddess facing left; on right, [ l ]. Reverse: Boar running facing left; below [untranscribable symbols].
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Gallia Narbonensis (ancient region), Gaul
Production place:
Gallia Narbonensis (ancient region), Gaul and Gaul (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Roman Republic and Volcae Tectosages (ca. 270-52 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: below CON
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
270-52 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 1.98 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8008, described as Coin. Silver. 1.98 gr. Barbaric imitation of Roman Republic silver coin. Obverse: Head of god or goddess facing left; on right, [ l ]. Reverse: Boar running facing left; below [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8008, described as Coin. Silver. 1.98 gr. Barbaric imitation of Roman Republic silver coin. Obverse: Head of god or goddess facing left; on right, [ l ]. Reverse: Boar running facing left; below [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8008, described as Coin. Silver. 1.98 gr. Barbaric imitation of Roman Republic silver coin. Obverse: Head of god or goddess facing left; on right, [ l ]. Reverse: Boar running facing left; below [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8008, described as Coin. Silver. 1.98 gr. Barbaric imitation of Roman Republic silver coin. Obverse: Head of god or goddess facing left; on right, [ l ]. Reverse: Boar running facing left; below [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8008, described as Coin. Silver. 1.98 gr. Barbaric imitation of Roman Republic silver coin. Obverse: Head of god or goddess facing left; on right, [ l ]. Reverse: Boar running facing left; below [untranscribable symbols].Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8008, described as Coin. Silver. 1.98 gr. Barbaric imitation of Roman Republic silver coin. Obverse: Head of god or goddess facing left; on right, [ l ]. Reverse: Boar running facing left; below [untranscribable symbols].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8008, described as Coin. Silver. 1.98 gr. Barbaric imitation of Roman Republic silver coin. Obverse: Head of god or goddess facing left; on right, [ l ]. Reverse: Boar running facing left; below [untranscribable symbols].

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