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Coin: æ sextans
Museum number:
8-3976
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080003976
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; AE; Aes grave; sextans(?); Roman. 4.60 grams, 19.2 mm. Late 2nd century BC. Condition: green patination. Obverse: Too worn. Reverse: Too worn. Remarks: "Uncial Standard.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sextans
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
late 2nd century BC
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 4.6 grams and linear 19.2 millimeters
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