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- Museum number:
- 8-5872
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21080005872
- Alternate number:
- 578 (original number)
- Accession number:
- Acc.892
- Description:
- Coin. Roman. Æ. (7.40 grams.; 26 mm). Augusts. Cordova, Hispania Ulterior (Spain). Obverse: FERM : CASS : AVG (now obliterated) Head of Augustus facing left, bare. Reverse: COLONIA / PATR[ICIA] within oak wreath. Counterstamp CR.
- Donor:
- Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
- Collection place:
- Corduba (ancient place), Hispania Ulterior
- Verbatim coll. place:
- Cordova, Hispania Ulterior
- Production place:
- Corduba (ancient place), Hispania Ulterior
- Culture or time period:
- Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
- Collector:
- Alfred Emerson
- Materials:
- Bronze (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Augustus (Emperor of Rome)
- Inscription:
- Reverse legend: COLONIA/PATR[ICIA] and Obverse legend: FERM CASS AVG
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Object class:
- Coins (money)
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 29 BC-14 AD
- Accession date:
- 1946
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- linear 26 millimeters and weight 7.4 grams
- Images:
- Legacy documentation: