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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 2014,4035.75
Denomination: dupondius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Radiate head of Antoninus Pius, right. (obverse); Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Antoninus Pius
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 154-155 (or later)
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: King Harry Lane (SF ?)
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Diameter: 26 millimetres; Weight: 10.71 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Stead & Rigby 1989 / Verulamium; The King Harry Lane Cemetery; RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (933 / 950 etc, p.142)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Antoninus Pius; Named in inscription & portrayed: Libertas
Acquisition date: 2014
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 2014,4035.75

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