Coin: æ dupondius

Museum number:
8-6380
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.
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:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Antoninus Pius (Emperor of Rome) and Mars (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] and Reverse legend: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Dupondii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
161-180 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 8.48 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ dupondius, accession number 8-6380, described as Coin: Dupondius (?); Æ; M. Aurelius - 8.48 grms. Obverse: [M ANTONINVS AVG AR] MEN[ICVS PM] - Head facing right, radiate. Reverse: TR P XIX [IMPII COS III], SC in field - Mars (Greek: Ares) with flying cloak, walking right, carrying spear and trophy.

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