Bronze Coin, Rome, 179 BC - 170 BC 1998.85.18

Physical Description

• Axis: 9

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 9.57
  • Diameter (in mm): 23

Typological Description

Source: RRC 160/3

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 179 BCE - 170 BCE
• Denomination: Triens
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Issuer: Dolphin 2 (Republican Moneyer)
  • • State: Roman Republic

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome

• Obverse

  • Symbol (Above): Four pellets (denominational mark)
  • Portrait: Minerva

• Reverse

  • Symbol (Above): Dolphin
  • Symbol (Before): Four pellets (denominational mark)

References

• Reference: RRC 160/3
• Reference: S -

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1998.85.18
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • CNG 45, 18 Mar. 1998 ("Goodman" = Schaefer), 1368.

Subjects

• Series: Crawford

Rights

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