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Object Type: coin
Museum number: BNK,R.457
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. (obverse); Antoninus Pius, in military dress, standing right, left foot on helmet, holding vertical reversed spear in right hand and parazonium in left hand. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Antoninus Pius
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 140-144
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 3.26 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (261, p.40); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (105c, p.38) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Antoninus Pius
Acquisition name: Donated by: Bank of England
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.457
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (40) (261)

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