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coin
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 (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
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1865,0810.4
C&M catalogue number
RE1
(117)
(729)
RR2
(543)
(291)