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Object Type
Museum number: 1932,0706.23.125
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, inscription; before, denominational mark. Border of dots. (obverse); Dioscuri galloping right; below, inscription; in exergue, inscription. Line border. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 122BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Molino de Marrubial (Córdoba hoard)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 7 o'clock; Weight: 3.82 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (277/1) (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) (277.1.6); Crawford 1969 / The Financial Organization of Republican Spain. Appendix: The Cordova Hoard (189)
Location: On display (G50/dc18)
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification; equestrian
Associated names: Representation of: Roma; Representation of: Dioskouroi/Dioscuri
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1932
Acquisition notes: Transferred to C&M. One of a group of coins not individually listed under item 1932,0706.23 P&E register; part numbers have been allocated.
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1932,0706.23.125

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