Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:
8-8013
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Alternate number:
8-4477e (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Eastern Celtica
Production place:
Eastern Celtica and Gaul (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC) and Sequani
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Copper (metal) and Silver (metal) (plated)
Person depicted:
Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: above, KP and ption on coin: K[untranscribable symbols]; [untranscribable symbol].
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency
Production date:
1st century BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 15 millimeters and weight 1.99 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation), accession number 8-8013, described as Coin. Silver. 1.99 grams, 15 mm. Said to be Gallic imitations of Roman denarius (Denier TOGIRIX). Plated. Obverse: Head of Roma facing left; helmeted. Reverse: Horse galloping facing left; above K[untranscribable symbols]; on left, [untranscribable symbol].

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