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Object Type
Museum number: R.6734
Denomination: sextans
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Mercury, right; above, denominational mark. (obverse); Prow, right; above, inscription; below, mark. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 214BC-212BC
Production place: Minted in: Luceria (historic - Apulia)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 11 o'clock; Weight: 10.26 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (43/4) (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. (7, p.148); Ghey, Leins & Crawford 2010 / A catalogue of the Roman Republican Coins in the British Museum, with descriptions and chronology based on M.H. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (1974) (43.4.1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; boat/ship
Associated names
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1825
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.6734
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (148) (7)

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