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Object Type
Museum number: 1872,0709.751
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Laureate head of Pertinax, right. (obverse); Emperor seated left, on platform, flanked by Liberalitas and an attendant. In front of platform steps, citizen receiving coins in fold of toga. (reverse)
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Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 193
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 26.290 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (40, p.8); 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. (670); RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (19, p.9) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Pertinax; Named in inscription & portrayed: Liberalitas
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1872,0709.751
C&M catalogue number: RE5 (8) (40)

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