Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-6385
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Aurelian (Emperor of Rome) and Fortuna (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: FORTVNA REDVX and Obverse legend: IMP AVRELIANVS 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 3.82 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-6385, described as Coin: Æ (AR?); Aurelian - 3.82 grms. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - Bust facing right radiate. Reverse: FORTVNA REDVX - Fortuna seated facing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.

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