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Object Type
Museum number: 1860,0328.106
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Wreathed head of Caesar right; behind, crescent and inscription; before, inscription. Border of dots. (obverse); Venus standing left, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left hand; behind, inscription; before, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
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Cultures/periods
Production date: 44BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 4 o'clock; Weight: 3.32 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (480/4); RR1 / Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum: vol. 1 aes rude, aes signatum, aes grave, and coinage of Rome from B.C. 268. (4152, p.545); 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) (480.4.1)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2012 19 April - 25 November, Gallery 69a, British Museum, Crowns and Ducats: Shakespeare's Money and Medals
Subjects: politician/statesman; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Julius Caesar; Representation of: Aphrodite/Venus; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1860
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1860,0328.106
C&M catalogue number: RR1 (545) (4152)

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