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Object Type
Museum number: R.7822
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Helmeted head of Roma, right; above, inscription; behind, inscription; before, denominational mark. Border of dots. (obverse); Figure in military dress, left, with right hand raised; on left, figure in toga, gesturing with right hand; on right, attendant with one rod in right hand and two rods in left hand; in exergue, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 110BC-109BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 3.82 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (301/1) (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. (650, p.301); 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. (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) (301.1.2)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; allegory/personification; soldier; official
Associated names
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.7822
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (301) (650)

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