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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1867,0101.1333
Denomination
quinarius
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Bust of Victory right. Border of dots.
(obverse)
Girl and snake facing each other; on left, inscription; on right, inscription. Border of dots.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Republic
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority
Moneyer:
L Papius Celsus
Cultures/periods
Roman Republican
Production date
45BC
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Weight:
2.01 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RRC / Roman Republican Coinage
(472/3)
RR1 / Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum: vol. 1 aes rude, aes signatum, aes grave, and coinage of Rome from B.C. 268.
(4025, p.520)
Ghey, Leins & Crawford 2010 / A catalogue of the Roman Republican Coins in the British Museum, with descriptions and chronology based on M.H. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (1974)
(472.3.1)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
allegory/personification
reptile
Associated names
Representation of:
Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Acquisition date
1867
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1867,0101.1333
C&M catalogue number
RR1
(520)
(4025)
Conservation
Treatment
: 20 Aug 1990