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coin
;
imitation
(barbarous)
;
forgery
(ancient)
Object Type
coin
imitation
(barbarous)
forgery
(ancient)
Museum number
1930,0519.1
Denomination
denarius
Description
Silver coin; ancient forgery (barbarous imitation).
(whole)
Head of Ceres right; behind, inscription; before, inscription. Border of dots.
(obverse)
Rock, on which stands lighted altar; to left, bull; to right, togate figure holding sprinkler (aspergillum) over bull; around, inscription. Border of dots.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Republic
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority
Moneyer:
Julius Caesar
(obverse type)
Moneyer:
A Postumius Albinus
(reverse type)
Cultures/periods
Roman Republican
Production date
46BC
(after)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
9 o'clock
Weight:
4.33 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Barbarous imitation of a Republican Roman denarius, obverse type 467/1, reverse type 372/1.
Bibliographic references
RRC / Roman Republican Coinage
(467/1)
(obverse type)
Ghey, Leins & Crawford 2010 / A catalogue of the Roman Republican Coins in the British Museum, with descriptions and chronology based on M.H. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (1974)
(467.1.12)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
sacrifice
mammal
Associated names
Representation of:
Demeter/Ceres
Acquisition name
Donated by:
T H Green
Acquisition date
1930
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1930,0519.1