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Object Type
Museum number: 1898,0803.14
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Head of Nero, bare, right. (obverse); Inscription within oak-wreath. (reverse)
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Cultures/periods
Production date: 58-59
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: India (pre-1947) (probably)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 4 o'clock; Weight: 7.58 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (19, p.203); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (16, p.151) (type); Turner 1989 / Roman Coins from India (p.103)
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1898
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1898,0803.14
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (203) (19)

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