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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1848,0819.92
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Didius Julianus, draped, cuirassed, head, laureate, bearded, right. (obverse); Concordia, draped, standing front, head left, holding legionary eagle vertical in right hand and standard, vertical, in left. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Didius Julianus
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 193
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: gold
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 6.770 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (9, p.12); RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (5, p.16) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Didius Julianus; Named in inscription & portrayed: Concordia
Acquisition name: Purchased through: Sotheby's; Purchased from: Earls of Pembroke
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
Acquisition date: 1848
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1848,0819.92
C&M catalogue number: RE5 (12) (9)

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