Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4677
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004677
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome
Culture or time period:
Republic to Empire Transitional Period (49–27 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Aurora (Roman deity) and Medusa (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: PLANCVS and Obverse legend: [L.PLA]VTVS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Aurora, Coins (money), Denarii, Horses, and Masks (costume)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
47 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.79 grams and linear 19 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4677, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.79 grams, 19 mm. L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. Obverse: Mask of Medusa; below, (L. PLA)VTIVS. Reverse: Aurora winged, flying r. holding palm branch, leading four horses of the sun; below, PLANCVS.

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