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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1896,0308.1
Denomination: quinarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Victory right. Border of dots. (obverse); Girl and snake facing each other; on left, inscription; on right, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Republic Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority: Moneyer: L Papius Celsus
Cultures/periods: Roman Republican
Production date: 45BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 7 o'clock; Weight: 1.64 grammes
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Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (472/3) (type (var.)); 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. (4027, p.520); 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) (472.3.3)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification; reptile
Associated names: Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Rollin & Feuardent
Acquisition date: 1896
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1896,0308.1
C&M catalogue number: RR1 (520) (4027)

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