Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-7549
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007549
Accession number:
Acc.184, Acc.2724, Acc.3032.23, and Acc.UCAS-184
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson, Design (UC Berkeley), Laurence Dinnean, Older University Collections, Paul Ogden, and University of California Archaeological Survey
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Year of the Four Emperors (68–69 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Vitellius, Aulus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: SPQR/ OB/ C S and Obverse legend: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
69 AD
Accession date:
1905, 1971, and June 17, 1952
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-7549, described as Coin. Silver denarius, Roman. ( grms.; 18 mm.) Vitellius AD. 69, Rome. Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P - Head facing right, laureate. Reverse: SPQR/ OB/ C S within wreath.

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