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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1973,0822.272
Denomination
denarius serratus
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Laureate head of Jupiter right; behind, inscription; below, control mark. Border of dots.
(obverse)
Victory in quadriga right, holding reins and palm-branch in left hand and wreath in right hand; in exergue, inscription. Border of dots.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Republic
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority
Moneyer:
Q Antonius Balbus
Cultures/periods
Roman Republican
Production date
83BC-82BC
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Eriswell
(Eriswell hoard)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
1 o'clock
Weight:
2.86 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Found in a hoard in association with Iron Age coins.
Bibliographic references
RRC / Roman Republican Coinage
(364/1b)
(type)
CHRB IV / Coin Hoards from Roman Britain Volume IV
(272, p.9)
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)
(364.1.13)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2005-2006 25 Jul-13 Jan, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past 2005 12 Feb-26 Jun, Newcastle, Hancock Museum, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past 2004 1 Oct-2005 15 Jan, Manchester Museum, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past 2004 30 Apr-21 Sep, Cardiff, National Museums & Galleries of Wales, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past
Subjects
classical deity
allegory/personification
charioteer/chariot
Associated names
Representation of:
Zeus/Jupiter
Representation of:
Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Treasure Trove:
HM Treasury
Acquisition date
1973
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1973,0822.272