coin As
Object number
LDSAL1264.23
Production date
280BC-276BC
Material
Copper Alloy
Bronze
Bronze
Technique
Casting
Dimensions
Weight: 321g
height: 70mm
width: 69mm
depth: 24mm
height: 70mm
width: 69mm
depth: 24mm
Location
Burlington House -
Content description
Obverse showing janiform of Dioscuri
Reverse showing head of mercury, left.
Reverse showing head of mercury, left.
References
Reference (free text)
vol. 46
As, made of bronze, with obverse showing janiform of Dioscuri and head of mercury, left, reverse.
Rome mint 280-276 BC. RRC 14.1
LDSAL 1264.23)
Roman republican copper-alloy coins (280-276 BC)
Italy (exact provenance unknown)
Donated on 28th November 1889 by William John Belt Esq MA FSA
As, made of bronze, with obverse showing janiform of Dioscuri and head of mercury, left, reverse.
Rome mint 280-276 BC. RRC 14.1
Known to antiquarians as ‘aes grave’ (heavy bronze) these coins were cast rather than struck and are made from copper-alloy (bronze). The different sizes reflect the different denominations of coin. The largest denomination was the as, which originally equated to 1 Roman pound (around 324g).
Roman republican copper-alloy coins (280-276 BC)
Italy (exact provenance unknown)
Donated on 28th November 1889 by William John Belt Esq MA FSA
As, made of bronze, with obverse showing janiform of Dioscuri and head of mercury, left, reverse.
Rome mint 280-276 BC. RRC 14.1
Known to antiquarians as ‘aes grave’ (heavy bronze) these coins were cast rather than struck and are made from copper-alloy (bronze). The different sizes reflect the different denominations of coin. The largest denomination was the as, which originally equated to 1 Roman pound (around 324g).