Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-5978
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005978
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Aurelian (Emperor of Rome) and Sol (Roman deity)
Inscription:
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG and CONCOR [ AVG]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
270-275 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 7.85 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5978, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Aurelian - 7.85 grams. Rome, 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: CONCOR [ AVG] - Emperor and Empress clasp hands, bust of Sol above them, [untranscribable symbol?].

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