Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-8052
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008052
Alternate number:
8-4493a (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome?
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Mars (Roman deity)
Inscription:
C.MAL
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
96-91 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18 millimeters and weight 3.92 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8052, described as Coin, silver. Roman consular denarius. 3.92 grams, 18 mm. (C.Poblicius Malleolus) Obverse Head of Mars (Greek: Ares) facing right, beardless, wearing crested helmet ornament with feather at side. Above, mallet. Below chin, [untranscribable symbol]. Reverse: Warrior standing facing left before trophy, cloak over shoulder; right foot on cuirass. Spear in right hand, left hand on hip. To the right, prow with caduceus. Tabella divided, one zone inscribed C.MAL (nex), other [untranscribable symbol]?

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