medallion; coin

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Object Type: medallion; coin
Museum number: 1872,0709.374
Denomination: denarius, 5
Description: Silver medallion or coin. (whole); Head of Domitian, laureate, right. (obverse); Minerva standing right on rostral column, holding shield on left arm and throwing spear with right hand; at her feet, owl. (reverse)
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Production date: 92
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Diameter: 29 millimetres; Weight: 17.50 grammes
$Inscriptions
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. (523); RE2 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.II: Vespasian to Domitian (191, p.337); BMCRM / Roman Medallions in the British Museum (3, p.1); Gnecchi 1912 Vol. I / I Medaglioni Romani: Volume Primo: Oro ed Argento (4, p.43); RIC2.1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol.2 part 1: From AD 69 to AD 96: Vespasian to Domitian (731, p.318)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2016-17, 13 Oct - 7 May, BM, G69a Defacing the past: desecration and damnation in imperial Rome
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Domitian; Representation of: Athena/Minerva
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Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1872,0709.374
C&M catalogue number: RM (BMCRM) (1) (3); RE2 (191)

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