Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4702
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004702
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Diana (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: [C.HO]SIDI C.[F and Obverse legend: III VIR .... GETA
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
60 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.33 grams and linear 19 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4702, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.33 grams, 19 mm. C. Hosidius C.F. Geta, 60 BC. Obverse: Bust of Diana r. diademed, bow and quiver on shoulder; to left, III VIR; to right, GETA. Reverse: Caledonian boar r., pierced by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, (C.HO)SIDI C.(F.).

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