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Source Description

Obverse: Head of Hercules wearing lion skin, left; behind, three pellets (denomination mark). Reverse: Naval prow, right; below, three pellets (denomination mark).

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Document identity
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6410
label
Quadrans (Aes Grave) of the Roman Republic
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
6410
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Quadrans (Aes Grave) of the Roman Republic
description
Obverse: Head of Hercules wearing lion skin, left; behind, three pellets (denomination mark). Reverse: Naval prow, right; below, three pellets (denomination mark).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
225-215 BCE (Roman Republican)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
coins
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 1 9/16 in. (3.99 cm); axis: 1:00
Source extras
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Roman
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
type
photo
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1147a22e6d56fb88