Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-4454
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004454
Accession number:
Acc.147
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Rome
Culture or time period:
Republic to Empire Transitional Period (49–27 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Fortuna (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: P.R., behind; FORT, before., Obverse legend: P.R., behind; FORT, before., and Reverse legend: Q. SICINIV[S], below.
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
49-48 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.85 grams and linear 17 millimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #5: Doe Library (UC Berkeley) (circa 1945–December 11, 1946)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-4454, described as Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Quintus Sicinius, 49-48 BC. Rome, Italy. Obverse: P.R. FORT, Head of Fortuna r., diademed. Reverse: Winged caduceus in saltire and palm branch ornamented with fillets; above, wreath with fillet; in exergue, III VIR/Q.SICINIU(S).

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