Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:
8-8009
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-4477a (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?
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)
Person depicted:
Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: above, uppercase Kappa, Rho, Iota and ption on coin: KPI?
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:
weight 1.97 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8009, described as Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8009, described as Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8009, described as Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8009, described as Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8009, described as Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8009, described as Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8009, described as Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8009, described as Coin. Silver. 1.97 grams. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head of Roma facing left, helmeted. Reverse: Figure standing in biga facing left; above KPI ?

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