Bronze Coin, Rome, 217 BC - 215 BC. 1954.18.3

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 46.07

Typological Description

Source: RRC 39/1

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 217 BCE - 215 BCE
• Denomination: Triens
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Issuer: Anonymous

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome

• Obverse

  • Type: Female head, diademed, right, hair falls in tight rolls onto both shoulders.
  • Symbol (Behind): Four pellets (denominational mark)

• Reverse

  • Legend: ROMA
  • Type: Hercules fighting centaur; he holds centaur's hair in left hand and club in right hand.
  • Portrait: Hercules
  • Symbol (Before): Four pellets (denominational mark)

References

• Reference: RRC 39/1
• Reference: S 93

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1954.18.3
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Purchased Naples. Sept. 1945, $1.00

Subjects

• Series: Crawford

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States