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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1911,0414.207
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Faustina II, draped, right. (obverse); Concordia seated left on low seat, holding flower in right hand and resting left elbow on cornucopia set on globe below seat. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Antoninus Pius
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 145-161
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Edwinstowe (Edwinstowe hoard)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 3.19 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (1081, p.163); Robertson 2000 / An Inventory of Romano-British Coin Hoards (314, 64-65); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (502a, p.93) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Faustina the Younger; Named in inscription & portrayed: Concordia
Acquisition name: Treasure Trove: HM Treasury
Acquisition date: 1911
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1911,0414.207
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (163) (1081)

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