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Object Type: coin
Museum number: R.9374
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Head of M. Antonius right; around, inscription. Border of dots. (obverse); Head of Octavian right, bearded; around, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Republic Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority: Moneyer: Mark Antony
Cultures/periods: Roman Republican
Production date: 39BC
Materials: gold
Dimensions: Die-axis: 7 o'clock; Weight: 7.56 grammes
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Curator's comments: Mint uncertain, moving with Mark Antony.
Bibliographic references: 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. (120, p.497); RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (528/1b); 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) (528.1.1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: politician/statesman; emperor/empress
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Mark Antony; Named in inscription & portrayed: Augustus (Octavian)
Acquisition date: 1844
Acquisition notes: On ticket "Devon.I.P. not described 187". Uncertain registration number - possibly 1844,0425.471A?
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: R.9374
C&M catalogue number: RR2 (497) (120)

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