Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4731
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004731
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
VOTASVS CEPTAX and ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
206-210 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 20 millimeters and weight 2.86 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4731, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 2.86 grams, 20mm. Caracalla, 208-210 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VOTASVS CEPTA, Caracalla standing, sacrificing out of patera on lighted tripod, holding small roll.

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