Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4703
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004703
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Year of the Four Emperors (68–69 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Galba (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
SPQR/OB/C S and IMP SER GALBA AVG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
68-69 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.27 grams and linear 20 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4703, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.27 grams, 20 mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bust r. Reverse: SPQR/OB/C S within wreath.

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