Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6207
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Barracks Emperors (235–284 AD)
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Concordia (Roman deity) and Otacilia Severa (Empress of Rome, Consort of Philip the Arab)
Inscription:
MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG and CONCORDIA AVGG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
244-249 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 32 millimeters and weight 21.25 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6207, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Rome. 21.25 grams, 32 mm. Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVE[RA] AVG. Bust r. Diademmed. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Female figure seated l. holding double coruncopiae l.

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