Coin: æ sextans

Museum number:
8-7861
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007861
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Mercury (Roman deity)
Inscription:
ption on coin: ROMA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
187-155 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 7.96 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sextans, accession number 8-7861, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; sextans. 7.96 grams. Green patination. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Mercury facing right. Reverse: Prow facing right; above, ROMA.

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