Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-6404
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006404
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Lugdunum (ancient city), Gaul
Production place:
Lugdunum (ancient city), Gaul and Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Flavian Dynasty (69–96 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Fortuna (Roman deity) and Vespasian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field and Obverse legend: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
71 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 12.65 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6404, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; Vespasian - 12.65 grams. Obverse: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III - Head laureate facing right. Reverse: FORTVNAE REDVCI - SC in field - Fortuna standing facing left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae.

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