medallion

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Object Type
Museum number: 1860,0326.24
Description: Silver medallion. (whole); Bust of Maximinus, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right. (obverse); The three Monetae, standing left, each holding scales and cornucopia, and with a conical heap of metal at her feet. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 235-236
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Diameter: 31.50 millimetres; Weight: 21.624 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE6 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.VI: Severus Alexander to Balbinus and Pupienus (136A, p.234); BMCRM / Roman Medallions in the British Museum (1, p.43); Gnecchi 1912 Vol. I / I Medaglioni Romani: Volume Primo: Oro ed Argento (2, p.47)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Maximinus I Thrax; Representation of: Moneta; Named in inscription & portrayed: Aequitas
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1860
Acquisition notes: Lot 257.
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1860,0326.24
C&M catalogue number: RE6 (234) (136) (A); RM (BMCRM) (43) (1)

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