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Object Type
Museum number: 1920,0613.31
Denomination: as
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Galba, laureate, left (globe at point of bust). (obverse); Arch on right, surmounted by two equestrian statues to left; three captives, hands tied behind their backs, advancing right below and towards arch, with an officer behind them. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 68
Production place: Minted in: Spain; Minted in: Tarraco (possibly)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Weight: 9.09 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (205, p.345); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (80, p.236)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; arch/gateway; equestrian; sculpture; prisoner
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1920
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1920,0613.31
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (345) (205)

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