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Object Type
Museum number: R.7106
Denomination: quincunx
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Laureate head of Apollo, right; behind, mark. (obverse); Dioscuri galloping right; below, inscription; in exergue, denominational mark. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 209BC-208BC
Production place: Minted in: Luceria (historic - Apulia)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Weight: 7.48 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (99/4); 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. (262, p.204); PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (72); 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) (99.4.1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; equestrian
Associated names: Representation of: Apollo; Representation of: Dioskouroi/Dioscuri
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.7106
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (204) (262)

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