Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-5866
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.
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:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Pax (Roman deity) and Severus Alexander (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
[PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC and IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
228 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 10.74 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-5866, described as Coin:As; Æ; Alexander [symbol for approximately] Severus - 10.74 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXAN[DER AVG] - Bust facing right laureate, draped. Reverse: [PMTR]P VII COSII PP, SC - Pax running facing left holding olive branch and scepter. Location: Rome, 228 AD.

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