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Object Type
Museum number: 1921,0612.1
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Augustus, bare, right; behind, lituus. (obverse); Heads of Caius Caesar, Julia and Lucius Caesar, all bare, right; a wreath above head of Julia (in centre). (reverse)
State
Authority: Ruler: Augustus (Octavian); Moneyer: C Marius C F Tro
Cultures/periods
Production date: 13BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 1 o'clock; Weight: 3.48 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: This attractive dynastic type belongs to the period just prior to the death of Agrippa and depicts on the reverse the wife and daughter of Augustus, together with their two sons, who were clearly intended for eventual imperial succession.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (106, p.21); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (404, p.72)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; royal/imperial
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Augustus (Octavian); Portrait of: Julia; Portrait of: Lucius Caesar; Portrait of: Gaius Caesar; Named in inscription: C Marius C F Tro
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1921
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1921,0612.1
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (21) (106)

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