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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1864,0719.3
Denomination
denarius
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Head of Augustus, bare, right.
(obverse)
Circular city-wall with gateway, inscribed above.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Augustus (Octavian)
Moneyer:
Publius Carisius
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
25BC-23BC
Production place
Minted in:
Emerita (city - archaic)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
10 o'clock
Weight:
3.95 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The colony of Emerita Augusta (modern Mérida) was founded in 25 BC by Publius Carisius, governor of Lusitania, for veterans of legions V Alauda and X Gemina who had recently participated in Augustus' campaigns in north western Spain.
Bibliographic references
RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius
(288, p.53)
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.
(347)
RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1
(9a, p.41)
(type)
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.
(125, p.376)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
arch/gateway
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Augustus (Octavian)
Named in inscription:
Publius Carisius
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Emerita (city - archaic)
(reverse)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
George Eastwood
Acquisition date
1864
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1864,0719.3
C&M catalogue number
RE1
(53)
(288)
RR2
(376)
(125)