Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-7579
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2642
Description:
Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .
Donor:
Arthur Ernest Gordon and Joyce Stiefbold Gordon
Culture or time period:
Republic to Empire Transitional Period (49–27 BC)
Collector:
Arthur Ernest Gordon and Joyce Stiefbold Gordon
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Augustus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: C.CAESAR III VIR R.[P.C.] and Reverse legend: POPVL.IVSSV
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
41 BC
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.64 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7579, described as Coin; Silver Denarius. 3.64 gr. (Octavian) Obverse: Head of Octavian facing right, bare, with slight beard. C.CAESAR III VIR R.(P.C.) . Reverse: Equestrian statue of Octavian (or Julius Caesar?) facing left, with left hand extended. Below, POPVLI.IVSSV .

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