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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 2002,0102.4709
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Eagle on thunderbolt right; above, inscription. Border of dots. (obverse); Hexastyle temple (Capitoline temple); roof is decorated with biga at each side and quadriga at apex; on either side of apex, armed figure; within pediment, uncertain figure; between central four columns, hanging decorations; on either side of temple, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Republic Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority: Moneyer: Petillius Capitolinus
Cultures/periods: Roman Republican
Production date: 43BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 4 o'clock; Weight: 3.85 grammes
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Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (487/2c) (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) (487.2.13)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: bird; temple
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Capitoline Temple
Acquisition name: Bequeathed by: Charles A Hersh
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.4709

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