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Object Type
Museum number: R.6434
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Gaius, laureate, left. (obverse); Inscription in four lines within oak-wreath. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 37-38
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Diameter: 34 millimetres; Weight: 23.95 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (39, p.152); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (37, p.111) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.6434
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (152) (39)

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