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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1865,0620.11
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Bare headed, draped bust of Marcus Aurelius, right. (obverse); Minerva standing left, holding owl and spear. (reverse)
Authority: Ruler: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Production date: 150s
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Wimbledon Park (Wimbledon Park hoard)
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: Weight: 21.05 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (p.183-6) ((TR P date illegible)); Robertson 2000 / An Inventory of Romano-British Coin Hoards (964)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar); Representation of: Athena/Minerva
Acquisition name: Donated by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date: 1865
Acquisition notes: P&E reg no.
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1865,0620.11

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