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Object Type
Museum number: 1842,0214.57
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Vitellius, laureate, right (globe at point of bust). (obverse); Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left in distyle temple, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand. (reverse)
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Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 69
Production place: Minted in: Lugdunum
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 7 o'clock; Weight: 3.11 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (118, p.392); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (56, p.271)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; temple
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Vitellius; Named in inscription & portrayed: Zeus/Jupiter
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1842
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1842,0214.57
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (392) (118)

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