Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5510
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (285–313 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Maxentius (Emperor of Rome), Roma (Roman diety), and Victoria (Roman diety)
Inscription:
IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG and CONSERV VRB SVAE
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
306-312 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 5.6 grams and linear 2.8 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5510, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 5.6 grams, 2.8 mm. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, 306-312 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIENTIVS P F AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Temple of four columns; within which Rome sits holding a globe and scepter, crowned by a Victory, standing facing l. holding palm.

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