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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
2002,0102.131
Denomination
quadrigatus
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Laureate, Janiform head of Dioscuri. Border of dots.
(obverse)
Jupiter in quadriga, right, driven by Victory. Jupiter holds sceptre in left hand and hurls thunderbolt with right hand; in relief in linear frame, inscription. Line border.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Republic
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority
Issuer:
Anonymous
Cultures/periods
Roman Republican
Production date
225BC-212BC
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
5 o'clock
Weight:
6.18 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RRC / Roman Republican Coinage
(28/3)
(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)
(28.3.141)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
charioteer/chariot
allegory/personification
Associated names
Representation of:
Dioskouroi/Dioscuri
Representation of:
Zeus/Jupiter
Representation of:
Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Charles A Hersh
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
2002,0102.131