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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1865,0810.4
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Augustus, bare, right. (obverse); Inscription in circle of dots within laurel-wreath. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Augustus (Octavian)
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 27BC (about)
Production place: Minted in: Asia (historic - Roman Province); Minted in: Ephesus (possibly)
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 23.29 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (729, p.117); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (483, p.80); RPC1 / Roman provincial coinage. Vol.1, From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AD 69) (2229/1); 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. (729, p.117)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; symbol
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Augustus (Octavian)
Acquisition name: Purchased from: George Eastwood
Acquisition date: 1865
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1865,0810.4
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (117) (729); RR2 (543) (291)

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