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Object Type: coin
Museum number: R.7110
Denomination: semis
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Laureate head of Saturn, right; below, mark; behind, denominational mark. (obverse); Prow right; above, denominational mark; before, mark; below, inscription. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Republic Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority: Issuer: Anonymous
Cultures/periods: Roman Republican
Production date: 209BC-208BC
Production place: Minted in: Canusium (historic - city)
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: Die-axis: 11 o'clock; Weight: 16.58 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (100/2) (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. (12, p.154); 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) (100.2.3)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; boat/ship
Associated names: Representation of: Kronos/Saturn
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: R.7110
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (154) (12)

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