Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-5994
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
136 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ Vespasian - 26.30 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III [line over III]. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue. Palm tree facing left, captive Jewish man standing facing right, Jewish woman seated mourning [facing right].
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Tarraco (historical place), Hispania Citerior
Production place:
Tarraco (historical place), Hispania Citerior
Culture or time period:
Flavian Dynasty (69–96 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Vespasian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: SC, Reverse legend: IVDAEA CAPTA, and Obverse legend: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
71 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 26.3 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5994, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ Vespasian - 26.30 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III [line over III]. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue. Palm tree facing left, captive Jewish man standing facing right, Jewish woman seated mourning [facing right].Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5994, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ Vespasian - 26.30 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III [line over III]. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue. Palm tree facing left, captive Jewish man standing facing right, Jewish woman seated mourning [facing right].Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5994, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ Vespasian - 26.30 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III [line over III]. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue. Palm tree facing left, captive Jewish man standing facing right, Jewish woman seated mourning [facing right].Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5994, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ Vespasian - 26.30 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III [line over III]. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue. Palm tree facing left, captive Jewish man standing facing right, Jewish woman seated mourning [facing right].Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5994, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ Vespasian - 26.30 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III [line over III]. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue. Palm tree facing left, captive Jewish man standing facing right, Jewish woman seated mourning [facing right].Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5994, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ Vespasian - 26.30 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III [line over III]. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue. Palm tree facing left, captive Jewish man standing facing right, Jewish woman seated mourning [facing right].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5994, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ Vespasian - 26.30 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III [line over III]. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue. Palm tree facing left, captive Jewish man standing facing right, Jewish woman seated mourning [facing right].

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