Coin: æ as

Museum number:
8-6003
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006003
Alternate number:
44(4057e?) (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome
Production place:
Sub Mint L, ancient Rome
Culture or time period:
Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Nero Claudius Drusus (Roman general)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: DRV[S CEAS]AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N and Reverse legend: [PONTIF TRI]BVN POTEST ITER
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
31 BC-14 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 27.6 millimeters and weight 9.5 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ as, accession number 8-6003, described as Coin; Æ; aes grave; as; legends partially obscured; weight: 9.90 grams; size: 27.6 mm. Obverse: Head of Drusus, bare, facing left. “DRV(S CAES)AR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N”. Reverse: “SC” in the field. “(PONTIF TRI)BVN POTEST ITER”.

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