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Object Type
Museum number: 2002,0102.4513
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Medusa facing; below, inscription. Border of dots. (obverse); Victory facing, holding palm-branch in left hand and leading four horses; below, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 47BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 3.73 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (453/1d) (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) (453.1.62)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: mythical figure/creature; classical deity; allegory/personification; equestrian
Associated names: Representation of: Medusa; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.4513

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