Coin: æ quadrans

Museum number:

8-7866

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Accession number:

Acc.892

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin; Æ; aes grave; quadrans. 2.90 grams. Dark green patination. (’Semiuncial standard’) Obverse: Head of Hercules (Greek: Herakles) facing right; behind, three dots. Reverse: Prow facing right; below three dots.

Donor:

Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library

Collection place:

Rome (ancient city)

Culture or time period:

Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)

Collector:

unknown

Materials:

Bronze (metal)

Person depicted:

Heracles (Greek and Roman diety)

Inscription:

ROMA

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Coins (money) and Quadrans

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

90-79 BC

Accession date:

1946

Department:

Classical Mediterranean

Dimensions:

weight 2.9 grams

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