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Object Type: coin
Museum number: BNK,R.564
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Lucius Verus, bare-headed and cuirassed, right. (obverse); Mars standing right in military dress, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield set on ground. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Marcus Aurelius; Ruler: Lucius Verus
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 163-164
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 3.21 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (284, p.424); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (514, p.255) (var.)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Lucius Verus; Representation of: Ares/Mars
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.564
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (424) (284)

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