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Object Type
Museum number: 1894,1105.29
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Faustina II, draped, right. (obverse); Laetitia standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and wreath in left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 161-176
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Silchester, Insula XI (Silchester hoard)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 3.42 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (125, p.402); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (702, p.270) (type); Robertson 2000 / An Inventory of Romano-British Coin Hoards (362, p.76)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Faustina the Younger; Named in inscription & portrayed: Laetitia
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1894
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1894,1105.29
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (402) (125)

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