Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-7557
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.
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:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Augustus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: PROVIDEN[T]; SC and Obverse legend: DIV]VS AVGVS[TUS PATER
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
14-37 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 8.32 grams and linear 27.6 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-7557, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; badly worn; weight: 8.32 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, facing left. “D(IV)VS AVGVS( TUS PATER”. Reverse: Altar of Providentia. “SC” at the sides. “PROVIDEN(T)” below the altar.

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