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Object Type
Museum number: R.7514
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Helmeted head of Roma, right; behind, mark; before, denominational mark. Border of dots. (obverse); Dioscuri galloping right; below, inscription; in exergue, inscription. Line border. (reverse)
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Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 147BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 1 o'clock; Weight: 3.85 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (218/1) (type); RR1 / Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum: vol. 1 aes rude, aes signatum, aes grave, and coinage of Rome from B.C. 268. (852, p.114); 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) (218.1.3)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification; equestrian
Associated names: Representation of: Roma; Representation of: Dioskouroi/Dioscuri
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.7514
C&M catalogue number: RR1 (114) (852)

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