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Coin: æ semis
Museum number:
8-7852
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007852
Alternate number:
3-3972b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; semis. 30.84 grams. 29 mm. Dark green patina. (’Sextantal standard’) Obverse: Head of Saturn facing right, laureate; behind, S. Reverse: Prow facing right; below ROMA.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Saturn (Roman diety)
Inscription:
ROMA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
187-155 BC
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 29.5 millimeters and weight 30.84 grams
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