Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4461
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004461
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Northern Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Northern Italy?
Culture or time period:
Roman Republic
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Juno (Roman deity)
Inscription:
I.S.M.R., Reverse exergue: BALBVS, and L.THOR(IV)S
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
105 BC or 100-95 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.82 grams and linear 20 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4461, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.82 grams, 20 mm. L Thorius Balbus, 100-95 BC. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium r. wearing goatskin headdress; to left, I.S.M.R. (Juno Sispes Mater Regum). Reverse: Bull charging r.; below, L.THOR(IV)S; in exergue, BALBVS; to left, letter N.

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