coin

Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Object Type
Museum number: 2002,0102.58
Denomination: didrachm
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Hercules, right, with club and lionskin. Border of dots. (obverse); She-wolf, right, head turned back, suckling twins; in exergue, inscription. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 269BC-266BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 7 o'clock; Weight: 7.16 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (20) (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) (20.1.10)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: myth/legend; classical deity; mammal
Associated names: Representation of: Herakles/Hercules; Representation of: Romulus; Representation of: Remus
Associated events: Associated Event: She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.58

Free entry