Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4694
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004694
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Flavian Dynasty (69–96 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Vespasian (Emperor of Rome) and Vesta (Roman deity)
Inscription:
TRI POT and IMP CAES VESP AVG P M
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
70-71 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4694, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4694, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4694, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4694, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4694, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4694, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4694, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4694, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman 3.095 grams, 18 mm. Vespasian, 70-71 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, bust r. laureate. Reverse: TRI POT, Vesta seated l. draped, holding simpulum.

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