Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:

8-5636

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Accession number:

Acc.908

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin. Roman. Denarius, silver. ( gms.; 19 mm.) Vespasian. AD. 75. Rome. Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: PON MAX TR P COS VI(with line over V and I) Pax seated facing left, bare to waist, holding branch extended in right hand, left hand on lap.

Donor:

Mary W. Knight

Collection place:

Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy

Production place:

Rome (ancient city)

Culture or time period:

Flavian Dynasty (69–96 AD)

Collector:

H. M. Holbrook

Collection date:

unknown

Materials:

Silver (metal)

Person depicted:

Pax (Roman deity) and Vespasian (Emperor of Rome)

Inscription:

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG and PON MAX TR P COS VI

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Coins (money) and Denarii

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

75 AD

Accession date:

1947

Department:

Classical Mediterranean

Dimensions:

linear 19 millimeters

Images:

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