coin
- Museum number
- R.360
- Description
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Gold coin. (whole)
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Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Zeno, right. (obverse)
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Cross within wreath. (reverse)
- Production date
- 474-475 (time of Julius Nepos)
- Dimensions
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Die-axis: 6 o'clock
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Diameter: 14 millimetres
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Weight: 1.440 grammes
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- Curator's comments
- This type is included by Kent within the emissions of Julius Nepos and bears a broken legend on the obverse, P-ERP whilst on the reverse the cross is located within a wreath; the exergue legend is COMOB. The wreath is tied, at the bottom, by a feature, a rope, which looks like a wide and horizontally elongated letter X.
This specimen shares the same dies as coin 1863,0711.72, on both sides. It is likely, however, that R.360 was struck at a later time, since the letters are less sharp and some details, like the hair, the diadem or also the wreath, are not as well defined as with the previous specimen.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1799
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- R.360