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Object Type
Museum number: 1867,0101.572
Denomination: as
Description: Copper alloy coin (aes grave). (whole); Laureate head of bearded Janus. (obverse); Prow, left; above, denominational mark. (reverse)
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Production date: 225BC-217BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
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Dimensions: Weight: 239.80 grammes
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Curator's comments: This is illustrated as BMC Pl.V.2 (RR1 17, p.7) but the weight and provenance is actually that of RR1 18, p.7 in the catalogue.
Bibliographic references: PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (27); 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. (17, p.7) (illustrated as but wrong weight); RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (36/1); 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) (36.1.2)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; boat/ship
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Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1867
Acquisition notes: In BMC as Sambon collection but this is incorrect
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1867,0101.572
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 1867,0101.572 (wrong number formerly associated with coin); Miscellaneous number: HSBC.1754 (Money Gallery Exhibited)
C&M catalogue number: RR1 (7) (17)
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