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Object Type
Museum number: 1860,0328.258
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Minerva right, wearing helmet and aegis, crowned by Victory. Border of dots. (obverse); Warrior with spear and sword greeting warrior with sword; to right, prow with mast and sail; in exergue, control-mark. Border of dots. (reverse)
State
Authority: Issuer: Italian allies - Social War; Issuer: Anonymous
Cultures/periods
Production date: 90BC-89BC
Production place: Minted in: Italy
Materials
Dimensions: Weight: 3.998 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: 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. (49, p.337); HN Italy / Historia Numorum : Italy (416) (type); 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) (553.416.2)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: allegory/personification; classical deity; warrior; boat/ship
Associated names: Representation of: Athena/Minerva; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1860
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1860,0328.258
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: HSBC.1015 (Money Gallery Exhibited)
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (337) (49)
Conservation: Treatment: 03 Sep 1996; Treatment: 08 Jun 2000

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