Coin of Aesernia (Samnium)
CoinsSouth Italian4th century BCE

Coin of Aesernia (Samnium)

263 - 240 BCE

Description

Obverse: Head of Vulcan l., wearing laureate pileus; behind tongue; in front inscription: VOLCANOM Reverse: Jupiter driving biga of horses and hurling thunderbolt, r.; above small Victory crowning horses. Below inscription.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
South Italian
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Century
4th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.3 g

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