Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:
8-8016
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-4479b (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Eastern Celtica
Production place:
Eastern Celtica and Gaul (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC) and Sequani
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
ption on coin: above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol], Reverse legend: IOC, and Obverse legend: in field, IRIX
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
1st century BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 13 millimeters and weight 2 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8016, described as Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8016, described as Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8016, described as Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8016, described as Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8016, described as Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8016, described as Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8016, described as Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8016, described as Coin. Silver. 2.00 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Female head facing left; in field, IRIX ; border of dots. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left, bridles at neck; above IOC ; below, [untranscribable symbol].

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