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Object Type: coin
Museum number: R.6048
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Augustus, bare, right; behind, lituus. (obverse); Augustus, laureate (on left) and Agrippa, wearing a combined mural and rostral crown (on right), togate, standing facing, each holding a roll in left hand; at the feet of each a capsa. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Augustus (Octavian); Moneyer: C Marius C F Tro
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 13BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 3.85 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (103, p.21); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (397, p.72) (type); RR2 / Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum, vol. 2. Coinages of Rome (continued), Roman Campania, Italy, the social war, and the provinces. (4646, p.95)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; politician/statesman
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Augustus (Octavian); Portrait of: Agrippa; Named in inscription: C Marius C F Tro
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: R.6048
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (21) (103); RR2 (95) (4646)

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