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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1843,0116.188
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Ship right, with sceptre tied with fillet on prow; above, inscription; below, inscription. Border of dots. (obverse); Three standards, each decorated with two wreaths and prow; around, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Republic Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority: Moneyer: Mark Antony
Cultures/periods: Roman Republican
Production date: 32BC-31BC
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 3 o'clock; Weight: 3.56 grammes
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Curator's comments: Mint uncertain, moving with Antony.
Bibliographic references: RR2 / Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum, vol. 2. Coinages of Rome (continued), Roman Campania, Italy, the social war, and the provinces. (185, p.527); RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (544/12); Ghey, Leins & Crawford 2010 / A catalogue of the Roman Republican Coins in the British Museum, with descriptions and chronology based on M.H. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (1974) (544.12.1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: boat/ship; flag/pennant; arms/armour
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Dr Nott; Purchased through: Sotheby's (30/5/1842)
Acquisition date: 1843
Acquisition notes: In BMC as Cracherode Collection, number written on Cracherode ticket.
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1843,0116.188
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: HSBC.1053 (Money Gallery Exhibited)
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (527) (185)
Conservation: Treatment: 03 Sep 1996; Treatment: 03 Sep 1996; Treatment: 05 Jun 2000

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