Coin: æ dupondius

Museum number:
8-7458
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007458
Alternate number:
unknown (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Augustus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: DIVVS AVGVSTVS; SC and Reverse legend: CONSENSV SEN[AT] ET EQ ORDIN PQR
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Dupondii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
37-41 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 13.11 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-7458, described as Coin; denomination: dupondius; Æ; excellent condition; weight: 13.11 g. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “DIVVS AVGVSTVS” in arc above. “SC” on the sides. Reverse: Augustus, laureate, togate, seated facing left; branch in right hand. “CONSENSV SEN(AT) ET EQ ORDIN PQR”.

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