contorniate

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Object Type
Museum number: 1853,0512.239
Description: Copper alloy contorniate. (whole); Helmeted and draped bust of Roma, left, with sceptre. Countermark behind head. (obverse); Hercules seated facing, holding club in right hand, with lion's skin over left knee; next to him sits Roma facing, head left, with her right arm over his shoulder; between them is a small pig, right, and either side of them, small cows; to the right of Roma is a bow and quiver. (reverse)
State
Cultures/periods
Production date: 4thC(late)-5thC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 1 o'clock; Weight: 25.560 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Alföldi / Die Kontorniat-Medaillons (67.4); Mittag 1999 / Alte Köpfe in neuen Händen: Urheber und Funktion der Kontorniaten (Roma I) (obverse type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification; mythical figure/creature
Associated names: Representation of: Roma; Representation of: Herakles/Hercules
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Pierre-Justin Sabatier; Purchased through: Sotheby's; Purchased through: Harry Osborn Cureton
Acquisition date: 1853
Acquisition notes: Lot 139.
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1853,0512.239

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