Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-5650
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Antoninus Pius (Emperor of Rome) and Heracles (Greek and Roman diety)
Inscription:
P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P and ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
213 AD
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 19 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5650, described as Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5650, described as Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5650, described as Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5650, described as Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5650, described as Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5650, described as Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5650, described as Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5650, described as Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Caracalla. AD. 213, Rome. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. BRIT. Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Hercules (Greek: Herakles) standing facing left holds branch in right hand, club in left, lionskin over left arm.

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