Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-3968
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080003968
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Sub Mint RH, ancient Rome
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Janus (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ROMA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
187-155 BC
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 34 millimeters and weight 24.04 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-3968, described as Coin; AE; Aes grave; as; Roman. Condition: dark green patination, fragmented. 24.04 grams, 34 mm. 187-155 BC. Obverse: Head of Janus: above. Reverse: ROMA, prow facing right.

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