contorniate

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Object Type
Museum number: 1844,0425.1939
Description: Copper alloy contorniate. (whole); Half-length bust of charioteer standing right, holding whip in right hand; beside him, horse, right; behind, helmet on base; before, countermark. (obverse); Bestiarius (?) standing right, holding spear and round object, with a panther, left, lying between his legs; behind him, three large leaves; before him, five wreaths. (reverse)
State
Cultures/periods
Production date: 4thC(late)-5thC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 21.800 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Alföldi / Die Kontorniat-Medaillons (487.5); Mittag 1999 / Alte Köpfe in neuen Händen: Urheber und Funktion der Kontorniaten (Kutscher II) (obverse die)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: charioteer/chariot-racing; gladiator; mammal
Acquisition name: Purchased from: William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire; Purchased through: Christie's; Purchased through: Harry Osborn Cureton
Acquisition date: 1844
Acquisition notes: Devon I 986
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1844,0425.1939
Conservation

Free entry