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Object Type
Museum number: BNK,R.16
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Head of Vespasian, laureate, right. (obverse); Pax, seated left, holding branch in right hand and caduceus in left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 70
Production place: Minted in: Spain; Minted in: Tarraco (possibly)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 7.26 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE2 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.II: Vespasian to Domitian (356, p.70); RIC2.1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol.2 part 1: From AD 69 to AD 96: Vespasian to Domitian (1333, p.154)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Vespasian; Named in inscription & portrayed: Pax
Acquisition name
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: Coins and Medals
Registration number: BNK,R.16
C&M catalogue number: RE2 (70) (356)

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