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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1860,0330.173
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Faustina II, draped and wearing diadem, right. (obverse); Juno, veiled and draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand; at side to left, peacock. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Marcus Aurelius
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 161-176
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 2.74 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (121, p.401); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (695, p.270) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Faustina the Younger; Named in inscription & portrayed: Hera/Juno
Acquisition name: Donated by: Count John Francis William de Salis
Acquisition date: 1860
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1860,0330.173
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (401) (121)

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