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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 2002,0102.3225
Denomination: denarius serratus
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Ceres right, draped; around, inscription and control mark; below chin, control mark. Border of dots. (obverse); Ploughman with yoke of oxen left; above, control mark; in exergue, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Republic Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority: Moneyer: C Marius Capito
Cultures/periods: Roman Republican
Production date: 81BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Weight: 3.87 grammes
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Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (378/1c) (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) (378.1.81)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; ploughing; mammal
Associated names: Representation of: Demeter/Ceres
Acquisition name: Bequeathed by: Charles A Hersh
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.3225

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