Anonymous Quadrans, Rome | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.3445.11
People: Anonymous
Title: Anonymous Quadrans, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 91 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/181852

Physical Descriptions

Medium

bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

2.03 g

Die Axis

9

Denomination

quadrans

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: Below, ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 339/4d

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.3445.11
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Hercules r.; behind, three pellets vertical. Border of dots.
Rev.: Prow r.; before, three pellets vertical; below, ROMA. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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