Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-6290
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006290
Alternate number:
5 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 9.594 grams. 26.71-25.8 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male head, facing to right. Before: AVGVSTVS. Behind: DIVI[F] [one dot under each letter of DIVI]. Reverse: Sacred implements. Inscription:[C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL II.VIR.Q. [one dot under the first, second and third Vs, the F, the O, and the Q].
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Carthago Nova (ancient Cartagena), Hispania Citerior
Production place:
Carthago Nova (ancient Cartagena), Hispania Citerior
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1946
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Augustus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: AVGVSTVS. DIVI[F], Reverse legend: [C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL, and Obverse legend: AVGVSTVS. DIVI[F]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
29 BC-14 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 25.8 millimeters, linear 26.71 millimeters, and weight 9.594 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6290, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 9.594 grams. 26.71-25.8 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male head, facing to right. Before: AVGVSTVS. Behind: DIVI[F] [one dot under each letter of DIVI]. Reverse: Sacred implements. Inscription:[C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL II.VIR.Q. [one dot under the first, second and third Vs, the F, the O, and the Q].Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6290, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 9.594 grams. 26.71-25.8 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male head, facing to right. Before: AVGVSTVS. Behind: DIVI[F] [one dot under each letter of DIVI]. Reverse: Sacred implements. Inscription:[C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL II.VIR.Q. [one dot under the first, second and third Vs, the F, the O, and the Q].Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6290, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 9.594 grams. 26.71-25.8 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male head, facing to right. Before: AVGVSTVS. Behind: DIVI[F] [one dot under each letter of DIVI]. Reverse: Sacred implements. Inscription:[C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL II.VIR.Q. [one dot under the first, second and third Vs, the F, the O, and the Q].Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6290, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 9.594 grams. 26.71-25.8 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male head, facing to right. Before: AVGVSTVS. Behind: DIVI[F] [one dot under each letter of DIVI]. Reverse: Sacred implements. Inscription:[C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL II.VIR.Q. [one dot under the first, second and third Vs, the F, the O, and the Q].Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6290, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 9.594 grams. 26.71-25.8 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male head, facing to right. Before: AVGVSTVS. Behind: DIVI[F] [one dot under each letter of DIVI]. Reverse: Sacred implements. Inscription:[C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL II.VIR.Q. [one dot under the first, second and third Vs, the F, the O, and the Q].Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6290, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 9.594 grams. 26.71-25.8 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male head, facing to right. Before: AVGVSTVS. Behind: DIVI[F] [one dot under each letter of DIVI]. Reverse: Sacred implements. Inscription:[C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL II.VIR.Q. [one dot under the first, second and third Vs, the F, the O, and the Q].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6290, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as. 9.594 grams. 26.71-25.8 mm. Fair condition. Obverse: Beardless male head, facing to right. Before: AVGVSTVS. Behind: DIVI[F] [one dot under each letter of DIVI]. Reverse: Sacred implements. Inscription:[C]VAR.RVF.SEX.IVL POL II.VIR.Q. [one dot under the first, second and third Vs, the F, the O, and the Q].

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