Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-5492
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005492
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Pompeii, Campania, Southern Italy
Culture or time period:
Roman Republic
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: ROM[A] and Reverse legend: [SEX.POM] FOSTLVS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
137 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18.8 millimeters and weight 4 grams
Loans:
S1954-1955 #4: UC Berkeley, Hearst Mining Building (April 14, 1955–January 15, 1958)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5492, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 4.00 grams, 18.8 mm. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 133-126. Obverse: Head of Roma r.; to left, jug; behind, X. Reverse: SEX.P(OM.)FOSTLVS, wolf r., suckling Twins; behind, fig-tree with perched bird; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, ROM(A).

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