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Object Type
Museum number: R.8582
Denomination: denarius serratus
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bearded head of King Tatius right; below chin, inscription; behind, inscription; before, inscription. Border of dots. (obverse); Togate figure in biga left, holding reins in right hand and magistrate's staff in left hand; above, inscription; behind, corn-ear; in exergue, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
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Cultures/periods
Production date: 70BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 2 o'clock; Weight: 4 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (404/1); 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. (3370, p.417); 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. (166); 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) (404.1.1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: mythical figure/creature; charioteer/chariot; lawyer
Associated names
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.8582
C&M catalogue number: RR1 (417) (3370)

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