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Quadrans (Aes Grave) of the Roman Republic
225-215 BCE (Roman Republican)
bronze; cast
Obverse: Head of Hercules wearing lion skin, left; behind, three pellets (denomination mark). Reverse: Naval prow, right; below, three pellets (denomination mark).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 9/16 in. (3.99 cm); axis: 1:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
59.536