Bronze Coin, Rome, 149 BC. 2011.79.89

Physical Description

• Axis: 9

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 9.63
  • Diameter (in mm): 23.5

Typological Description

Source: RRC 210/4

• Object Type: Coin
• Date: 149 BCE
• Denomination: Triens
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Issuer: C. Iunius
  • • 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 210/4
• Reference: Sydenham 393b
• Reference: Babelon Junia.4

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2011.79.89
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Ex NAC sale E, 1995, 2812.

Notes

• Retrograde N. Very rare.

Rights

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