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Object Type
Museum number: 1860,0330.44
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Nero, bearded and laureate, right. (obverse); Salus, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand, left hand resting at her side. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 65-66
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 3.31 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (91, p.212); 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. (421); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (60, p.153) (type)
Location: On display (G70/dc35/p1/no2)
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Nero; Named in inscription & portrayed: Hygieia/Salus
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1860
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1860,0330.44
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (212) (91)
Conservation

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