Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5513
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005513
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Siscia (ancient city)
Production place:
Siscia (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Constantinian Dynasty (313–363 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
VRBS ROMA and ΓSIS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
330-335 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.4 grams and linear 18 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5513, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.4 grams, 18 mm. Rome, Italy. Obverse: VRBS ROMA, bust of Rome l. helmeted, mantled. Reverse: Wolf l., suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars; in exergue, ΓSIS. Remarks: "Rome under one of the Constantines.

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