Roman Republican cast as

3D Model

Object

Name: Roman Republican cast as with head of Janus and prow of a ship

Inventory number: APM13937

Description: Cast bronze as (ca. 225-217 BCE). http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-35.1

**Project context **

Name: Coining Roman rule? The Emergence of coinage as money in the Roman world

Purpose: The project aims to answer various questions related to the early adoption of coinage in the Roman world, specifically its social and political significance. The digital visualisation techniques are meant to allow the museum visitor to closer inspect and interact with these small items in alternative ways to the common cabinet display with text signs.

Project lead: Marleen Termeer

Funding: NWO 016.Veni.195.134

Model

Model scanning technique: photogrammetry

Model scanning hardware: Nikon D5300, 50mm lens double polarized

Model processing software: Agisoft Metashape, Blender

Modellers

4D Research Lab- Alicia Walsh, Tijm Lanjouw