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Coin: æ
Museum number:
8-5509
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005509
Accession number:
Acc.895
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 2.1 grams, 18 mm. Type of Tetricus the Elder, 269-273 AD. Obverse: PF AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: Female figure l. draped, holding cornucopiae. Remarks: "Legends on both sides illegible.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Tetricus I (Gallic Emperor)
Inscription:
...PFAVG
Object type:
archaeology
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
269-273 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.1 grams and linear 18 millimeters
Images:
Legacy documentation: