Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-5986
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005986
Alternate number:
s-89 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Augustus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: GALLINVS LVPERCVS IIIV IRAAAFF and Obverse legend: CAESAR AVGVSTVG TRIBVNIC POTEST
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
6 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 25.4 millimeters and weight 7.31 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5986, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends obscured; weight: 7.31 grams; size: 25.4 mm. Obverse - Possibly: Head of Augustus, bare, facing right. “(CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST)”. Reverse - Possibly: “SC” in the field, “(GALLIVS LVPERCVS I I I V I R A A A F F)”.

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