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Object Type
Museum number: 2013,4049.3
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Nero, laureate, right. (obverse); Salus, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand, left hand resting at her side. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 65-66
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Selby (near Selby hoard pot 1)
Materials
Dimensions: Weight: 2.92 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (90) (type); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (60, p.153) (type)
Location: On display (G2/fc169)
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Nero; Named in inscription & portrayed: Hygieia/Salus
Acquisition name
Funder name: Funded by: R B Witschonke (Acquired with the support of Richard Witschonke to the American Friends of the British Museum.); Funded by: American Friends of the British Museum
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2013,4049.3
Additional IDs: Treasure/PAS number: 2010T119 (Treasure Number); Treasure/PAS number: NCL-637961 (PAS Database Number)
Conservation

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