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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1867,0101.1347
Denomination
denarius
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Female bust (probably Proserpina) right, draped and with hair decorated with poppy-heads; behind, control mark. Border of dots.
(obverse)
Jug and torch; on left, inscription; on right, inscription. Border of dots.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Republic
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority
Moneyer:
M Plaetorius Cestianus
Cultures/periods
Roman Republican
Production date
69BC
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
7 o'clock
Weight:
3.88 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RRC / Roman Republican Coinage
(405/4b)
(type)
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.
(3540, p.437)
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)
(405.4.8)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
vessel
Associated names
Representation of:
Persephone/Proserpina
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Acquisition date
1867
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1867,0101.1347
C&M catalogue number
RR1
(437)
(3540)