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Object Type
Museum number: 1855,0213.12
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, denominational mark. Border of dots. (obverse); Victory in quadriga, right, holding reins in left hand and wreath in right hand; below, inscription; in exergue, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 118BC-117BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Weight: 3.90 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (283/1b); 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. (479, p.256); 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) (283.1.6)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification; charioteer/chariot
Associated names: Representation of: Roma; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1855
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1855,0213.12
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (256) (479)

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