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Quadrans (Aes Grave) of the Roman Republic
(Roman Empire )
Obverse: Head of Hercules wearing lion skin, left; behind, three pellets (denomination mark). Reverse: Naval prow, right; below, three pellets (denomination mark).
Provenance
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 1/2 in., Wt: 0.15 lb. (3.88 cm, 66.4 g); axis: 1:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.560