Coin: æ or ar

Museum number:
8-4710
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004710
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Year of the Four Emperors (68–69 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Galba (Emperor of Rome) and Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
IMP.CAES.AVG.SER.GALBA and ROMA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
68-69 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 29 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ or ar, accession number 8-4710, described as Coin; AE or AR; Roman. 29mm. Galba, 68-69 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP CAES AVG SER GALBA, bust l. laureate. Reverse: Roma seated l. holding spear and shield, helmet below; to right, S C; in exergue, ROMA.

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