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Object Type
Museum number: 1864,1128.245
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Head of Gaius, laureate, right. (obverse); Inscription in three lines within oak-wreath. (reverse)
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Cultures/periods
Production date: 40
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 8 o'clock; Diameter: 18 millimetres; Weight: 7.96 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (29, p.150); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (27, p.109)
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1864
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1864,1128.245
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (150) (29)

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