Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4724
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-7550 (museum number (recataloged to))
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Flavian Dynasty (69–96 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Fortuna (Roman deity) and Vespasian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
COS ITER FORT RED and IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
69-70 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.22 grams and linear 19 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4724, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.22 grams, 19 mm. Vespasian, 69-70 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna draped standing l., holding prow and cornucopia.

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