coin
- Museum number
- 1973,0822.302
- Description
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Silver coin. (whole)
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Head of Augustus, bare, right. (obverse)
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Circular city-wall with gateway, inscribed above. (reverse)
- Production date
- 25BC-23BC
- Dimensions
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Die-axis: 7 o'clock
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Weight: 3.51 grammes
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The colony of Emerita Augusta (modern Mérida) was founded in 25 BC by Publius Carisius, governor of Lusitania, for veterans of legions V Alauda and X Gemina who had recently participated in Augustus' campaigns in north western Spain.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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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
- Acquisition date
- 1973
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- 1973,0822.302
