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Coin: æ triens
Museum number:
8-3977a
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2108003977a
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; triens(?); Roman. "Uncial Standard." 5.25 grams. Condition: dark green patination. Obverse: Head of Minerva (?). Reverse: ROMA, prow r.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Minerva (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ROM[A], above.
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Triens
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
217-89 BC
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 5.25 grams
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