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Object Type
Museum number: 2002,0102.746
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, denominational mark. Border of dots. (obverse); Victory in biga, right, holding reins in left hand and whip in right hand; below, inscription; in exergue, inscription. Line border. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 155BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Weight: 3.82 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (199/1b) (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) (199.1.14)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification; charioteer/chariot
Associated names: Representation of: Roma; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.746

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