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Object Type
Museum number: 2002,0102.1743
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Hercules seen from behind, with head turned to right and club over left shoulder; on left, shield and control mark. Below, inscription. Border of dots. (obverse); Roma standing facing, holding spear in right hand and wearing helmet with triple crest; to right, male figure crowning her with right hand and holding cornucopia in left hand; between, control-mark; in exergue, inscription. Laurel-wreath as border. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 100BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 8 o'clock; Weight: 3.85 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (329/1c) (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) (329.1.56)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Representation of: Herakles/Hercules; Representation of: Roma
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.1743

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