Bronze Coin, Rome, 169 BC - 158 BC 1998.85.26

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 8.79
  • Diameter (in mm): 22.5

Typological Description

Source: RRC 179/3

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 169 BCE - 158 BCE
• Denomination: Triens
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Issuer: Balbus
  • • State: Roman Republic

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome

• Obverse

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

• Reverse

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

References

• Reference: RRC 179/3
• Reference: S 354b

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1998.85.26
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • CNG 45, 18 Mar. 1998 ("Goodman" = Schaefer), 1398.

Subjects

• Series: Crawford

Rights

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