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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1912,0710.277
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Faustina II, draped, right. (obverse); Salus standing left, feeding snake coiled round altar out of patera in right hand and holding vertical sceptre in left hand. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Marcus Aurelius
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 161-176
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 3.43 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (142, p.404); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (715, p.271) (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: Hygieia/Salus
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Messrs W S Lincoln & Son
Acquisition date: 1912
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1912,0710.277
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (404) (142)

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