Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-6469
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006469
Description:
Coin: Silver Denarius, Vitellius - 3.1 grams. Vesta seated. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP - head laureate facing right. Reverse: PONT MAXIM - Vesta seated, facing right, veiled, draped holding patera and scepter.
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Year of the Four Emperors (68–69 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Vesta (Roman deity) and Vitellius, Aulus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP and Reverse legend: PONT MAXIM
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
69 AD
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.1 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6469, described as Coin: Silver Denarius, Vitellius - 3.1 grams. Vesta seated. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP - head laureate facing right. Reverse: PONT MAXIM - Vesta seated, facing right, veiled, draped holding patera and scepter.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6469, described as Coin: Silver Denarius, Vitellius - 3.1 grams. Vesta seated. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP - head laureate facing right. Reverse: PONT MAXIM - Vesta seated, facing right, veiled, draped holding patera and scepter.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6469, described as Coin: Silver Denarius, Vitellius - 3.1 grams. Vesta seated. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP - head laureate facing right. Reverse: PONT MAXIM - Vesta seated, facing right, veiled, draped holding patera and scepter.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6469, described as Coin: Silver Denarius, Vitellius - 3.1 grams. Vesta seated. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP - head laureate facing right. Reverse: PONT MAXIM - Vesta seated, facing right, veiled, draped holding patera and scepter.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6469, described as Coin: Silver Denarius, Vitellius - 3.1 grams. Vesta seated. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP - head laureate facing right. Reverse: PONT MAXIM - Vesta seated, facing right, veiled, draped holding patera and scepter.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6469, described as Coin: Silver Denarius, Vitellius - 3.1 grams. Vesta seated. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP - head laureate facing right. Reverse: PONT MAXIM - Vesta seated, facing right, veiled, draped holding patera and scepter.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6469, described as Coin: Silver Denarius, Vitellius - 3.1 grams. Vesta seated. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP - head laureate facing right. Reverse: PONT MAXIM - Vesta seated, facing right, veiled, draped holding patera and scepter.

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