coin
- Museum number
- BNK,R.136
- Description
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Copper alloy coin. (whole)
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Head of Nero, laureate, right. (obverse)
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Table, seen from front and right, bearing an urn on left and wreath on right; on the front panel, a bas-relief of two sphinxes (or two gryphons) confronted; a round shield rests against table leg. (reverse)
- Production date
- 64
- Dimensions
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Die-axis: 6 o'clock
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Weight: 3.92 grammes
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- Curator's comments
- The mark of value, S, indicates the semis. The urn is for the votes of the judges and the wreath for the victor in the 'certamen quinquennale Romae constitum', the games founded by Nero in AD 60.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1877
- Acquisition notes
- The Bank of England loaned their Collection to the British Museum in 1865 wishing to make it accessible to the general public. This remained as a separate Collection until 1877 when the Bank Directors decided it would be more useful to the museum and the public if incorporated into the national collection. The Bank of England collection was therefore presented to the British Museum in 1877, any duplicates being sold to create a coins and medals purchase fund.
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- BNK,R.136
- C&M catalogue number
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RE1 (253) (276)