Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
European Costume and Textiles
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Complete taiaha. Roughly carved human faces on each side of the proximal end. Metal drawing pins in three of the four eyes (perforation visible where one is missing). Unfinished spiral incised markings on one side of protruding tongue. Dark dyed twisted piece of fibre tied around the centre of the blade.
Antiquities
Obverse: Bust, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r., IMP PHILIPPUS AUG Reverse: She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins, SAECULARES AUG
Obverse: Laureate head right. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reverse: Serapis wearing a polos (a Wheat measure) on his head, raising his right hand in salute and holding a sceptre in his left. PM TR XVI COS IIII PP The inscription on the obverse says ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, and our present coins lack the ‘FEL’ (= Felix = ‘fortunate’). It’s not a common addition on his coins.
World
Obverse V: Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, denominational mark. Border of dots. Reverse ROMA: Dioscuri galloping, right; in linear frame, inscription. Line border.
Obverse IIS: Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, denominational mark. Border of dots. Reverse ROMA: Dioscuri galloping, right; in linear frame, inscription. Line border.
Obverse Laureate head of Jupiter, right. Border of dots. Reverse Victory, right, crowning trophy. Line border.
Obverse X: Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, denominational mark. Border of dots. Reverse ROMA: Dioscuri galloping, right; in linear frame, inscription. Line border.
Obverse Laureate head of Janus. Reverse ROMA: Prow, right.
Obverse Head of Saturn, laureate, right; behind, denominational mark. Reverse ROMA: Prow, right.
