Facebook
sprite-icon-instagram
Twitter
sprite-icon-wechat
Weibo
X
sprite-icon-youtube
sprite-icon-accessible
Group 3
sprite-icon-arrow
sprite-icon-audio-description
sprite-icon-calendar
sprite-icon-camera
UI/Chevron/Large/Black
sprite-icon-chevron
Artboard 1
sprite-icon-copyright
sprite-icon-data
sprite-icon-download
sprite-icon-grid
sprite-icon-image
i
sprite-icon-list
sprite-icon-magazine
sprite-icon-maximise
sprite-icon-museum
sprite-icon-osd-minus
sprite-icon-osd-plus
Group 6
sprite-icon-pin
sprite-icon-plus
sprite-icon-print
Fill 1
sprite-icon-share
sprite-icon-shop
sprite-icon-tag
sprite-icon-tea
sprite-icon-ten-percent-tag
Artboard 1
sprite-icon-wallet
sprite-icon-zoom
Skip to main content
Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.
Menu
Main navigation
Visit
Toggle Visit submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Visit
—
Visit
—
Family visits
—
Group visits
—
Audio app
—
Out-of-hours tours
—
Tours and talks
—
Object trails
—
Accessibility
—
Food and drink
—
Late opening on Fridays
—
Museum map
Exhibitions and events
Collection
Toggle Collection submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Collection
—
Collection
—
Collection online
—
Galleries
—
Blog
—
The British Museum podcast
Learn
Toggle Learn submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Learn
—
Learn
—
Schools
—
Communities
—
Adult learning
—
Young people
Membership
Toggle Membership submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Membership
—
Membership
—
Members' events
—
Young Friends
—
Existing Members
—
Visiting as a Member
Support us
Toggle Support us submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Support us
—
Donate
—
Corporate support
—
Become a Patron
—
Supporter case studies
—
Become a Volunteer
—
Existing Patrons
—
Leave a legacy
—
American Friends of the British Museum
Secondary navigation
Shop
Search
Donate
Hide menu
coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.6200
Denomination
dupondius
Description
Copper alloy coin.
(whole)
Inscription in three lines within oak-wreath.
(obverse)
Inscription.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Augustus (Octavian)
Moneyer:
C Asinius Gallus
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
16BC
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
Die-axis:
12 o'clock
Weight:
13.17 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Augustus reopened the mint of Rome in 18 BC and reconstituted the board of three moneyers (as opposed to the earlier four). This is signified by the reverse legend, where the generic part after the moneyer's name stands for the Latin tres viri "auro argento aere flando feriundo" (AAAFF).
Bibliographic references
RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius
(158, p.32)
RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1
(372, p.69)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Augustus (Octavian)
Named in inscription:
C Asinius Gallus
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
R.6200
C&M catalogue number
RE1
(32)
(158)
RR2
(58)
(4495)