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Object Type: coin
Museum number: R.8822
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Pontifical emblems - culullus, aspergillum, axe and apex. Border of dots. (obverse); Elephant right, trampling dragon; in exergue, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Republic Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority: Moneyer: Julius Caesar
Cultures/periods: Roman Republican
Production date: 49BC
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Die-axis: 10 o'clock; Weight: 4.02 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Mint uncertain - moved with Caesar.
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (443/1); 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. (27, p.390); 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. (207); 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) (443.1.2)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: religious object; elephant; dragon
Associated names: Named in inscription: Julius Caesar
Acquisition name: Donated by: George IV, King of the United Kingdom
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: George III, King of the United Kingdom
Acquisition date: 1825
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: R.8822
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (390) (27)

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