Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4683
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004683
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Vesta (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ONGIN.III
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
52-50 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 19 millimeters and weight 3.9 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4683, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.90 grams, 19mm. L.Cassius Longinus, 52-50 BC. Obverse: Head of Vesta l, veiled and diademed; to right, two-handled cup. Reverse: Man standing l. togate, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista; to right, ONGIN.III(V)

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