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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1860,0328.149
Denomination
denarius
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Female bust left, draped and wearing winged diadem; behind, control mark. Border of dots.
(obverse)
Pediment of temple; within pediment, anguipede figure with cornucopia; on entablature, inscription; below, inscription. Line border.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Republic
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority
Moneyer:
M Plaetorius Cestianus
Cultures/periods
Roman Republican
Production date
69BC
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Weight:
3.86 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RRC / Roman Republican Coinage
(405/1b)
(type)
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.
(3523, p.435)
PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498.
(167)
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)
(405.1.5)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
temple
anguipede
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Count John Francis William de Salis
Acquisition date
1860
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1860,0328.149
C&M catalogue number
RR1
(435)
(3523)