Coin: æ antoninianus

Museum number:
8-6508
Permalink:
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Description:
Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.
Collection place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
Syria
Production place:
Sub Mint L, Antioch on the Orontes, ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (285–313 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Diocletian (Emperor of Rome), Heracles (Greek and Roman diety), and Jupiter (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, Reverse exergue: XXI, and Reverse legend: IOV ET HERC CONSER AVGG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Antoniniani and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
285 AD
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 4.5 grams and linear 22 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6508, described as Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6508, described as Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6508, described as Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6508, described as Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6508, described as Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6508, described as Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6508, described as Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ antoninianus, accession number 8-6508, described as Coin. Antoninianus. Æ. Roman (4.5 grams; 22 mm.) Diocletian before 296 AD, Antioch 285 AD. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG - Jove and Hercules (Greek: Herakles) confronted; [untranscribable symbol] in field; in exergue, XXI.

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