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Source Description
Obverse: Bull rearing, left; below, S (denomination mark). Reverse: Six-spoked wheel; within spokes, S (denomination mark).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23526
label
Semis (Aes Grave) of the Roman Republic
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
23526
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Semis (Aes Grave) of the Roman Republic
description
Obverse: Bull rearing, left; below, S (denomination mark). Reverse: Six-spoked wheel; within spokes, S (denomination mark).
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
269-240 BCE (Roman Republican)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
coins
imageCount
1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 2 1/16 × D: 1/2 in., Wt: 0.3 lb. (5.3 × 1.24 cm, 134.5 g)
Source extras
cul
Roman
inscriptions
[Inscription
Latin; obverse] S(emis) [Translation] Semis (ie: worth ½ an as) [Inscription
Latin; reverse] S(emis) [Translation] Semis
med
bronze; cast
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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