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Object Type: coin
Museum number: R.12478
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. Pierced for suspension at 1 o'clock on obverse. (whole); Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right. (obverse); Salus standing left, holding patera over altar with snake and holding sceptre. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Marcus Aurelius
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 169-170
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: copper alloy
Technique: pierced
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 29.81 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE4 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.IV: Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Introduction, indexes and plates. (1377, p.614); RIC3 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 3: Antoninus Pius to Commodus (979, p.292) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Marcus Aurelius; Named in inscription & portrayed: Hygieia/Salus
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: R.12478
C&M catalogue number: RE4 (614) (1377)

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