Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-6178
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.
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:
Year of the Four Emperors (68–69 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Person depicted:
Otho (Emperor of Rome) and Pax (Roman deity)
Inscription:
IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP and PAX ORB IS TERRARVM
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
69 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.86 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-6178, described as Coin: Silver Denarius; Otho. - 2.86 grms. Obverse: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head of Otho facing right. Reverse: PAX ORB IS TERRARVM - Pax standing facing left, holding branch and caduceus.

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