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Object Type
Museum number: R.6205
Denomination: dupondius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Inscription in three lines within oak-wreath. (obverse); Inscription. (reverse)
State
Authority: Ruler: Augustus (Octavian); Moneyer: C Gallius Lupercus
Cultures/periods
Production date: 16BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 7 o'clock; Weight: 13.20 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 (173, p.34); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (378, p.70) (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. (4509, p.60)
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Named in inscription: Augustus (Octavian); Named in inscription: C Gallius Lupercus
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.6205
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (34) (173); RR2 (60) (4509)

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