Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4623
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004623
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies aligned
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome?
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Heracles (Greek and Roman diety) and Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: LENT.MAR.F. and ROMA R
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
96-91 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 4 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies alignedHearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies alignedHearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies alignedHearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies alignedHearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies alignedHearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies alignedHearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies alignedHearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies aligned
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4623, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.98 grams, 20 mm. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli, 96-94 BC. Obverse: bust of Heracles r.; to left, oval shield, R. Reverse: Roma standing front helmeted, holding spear, being crowned by Genius Populi Romani holdin cornucopia in left hand; to right, R; in exergue, LENT. MAR F. All within wreath. Remarks: "Dies aligned

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