Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6040
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006040
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Flavian Dynasty (69–96 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Vespasian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
S C and VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
69-79 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6040, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Vespasian - 22.33 grams. Obverse: VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP ... head laureate facing right. Reverse: SC in field, figure walking right.

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