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Object Type
Museum number: G3,RIS.688
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bare head of Antoninus, right. (obverse); Concordia standing left, holding patera and double cornucopia. (reverse)
State
Authority: Ruler: Hadrian; Ruler: Antoninus Pius
Cultures/periods
Production date: 138
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 3.060 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian (1010, p.370); Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian (408); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (450corr, p.394) (RIC II omits cornucopia (typo)); RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian (2725)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Antoninus Pius; Representation of: Concordia
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1825
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: G3,RIS.688
C&M catalogue number: RE3 (370) (1010)

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