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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 2002,0102.3801
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Female bust left, draped and wearing winged diadem; behind, control mark. Border of dots. (obverse); Pediment of temple; within pediment, anguipede figure with cornucopia; on entablature, inscription; below, inscription. Line border. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Republic Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority: Moneyer: M Plaetorius Cestianus
Cultures/periods: Roman Republican
Production date: 69BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 10 o'clock; Weight: 3.99 grammes
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Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (405/1b) (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) (405.1.7)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: temple; anguipede
Acquisition name: Bequeathed by: Charles A Hersh
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.3801

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