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Object Type
Museum number: 2002,0102.853
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, mark; before, denominational mark. Border of dots. (obverse); She-wolf, right, suckling twins; behind, tree (ficus Ruminalis), with one bird perching on trunk and two birds perching on upper branches; on left, Faustulus, identified by inscription; on right, inscription; in exergue, inscription. Line border. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 137BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 4 o'clock; Weight: 3.94 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (235/1c) (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) (235.1.11)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification; mammal; herder; tree/bush; bird; mythical figure/creature
Associated names: Representation of: Roma; Representation of: Romulus; Representation of: Remus; Named in inscription & portrayed: Faustulus
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.853

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