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Object Type
Museum number: 1996,0316.22
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Laureate head of Domitian, right. (obverse); She-wolf & twins; boat below. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 77-78
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Didcot (Didcot hoard)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Diameter: 19.50 millimetres; Weight: 7.21 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: CHRB X / Coin Hoards from Roman Britain Volume X (22, p.96); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (241, p.43) (type); RIC2.1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol.2 part 1: From AD 69 to AD 96: Vespasian to Domitian (960, p.128) (type)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2013-2016, November, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, LT Loan
Subjects: emperor/empress; mammal; mythical figure/creature
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Domitian; Representation of: Romulus; Representation of: Remus
Acquisition name: Treasure Trove: Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Donated by: National Heritage Memorial Fund; Donated by: Art Fund (as NACF); Donated by: British Museum Friends (as British Museum Society); Donated by: Goldsmiths' Company
Acquisition date: 1996
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1996,0316.22
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: HSBC.2008 (Money Gallery Exhibited)
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