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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.9428
Denomination
aureus
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Laureate head of Julius Caesar right; by forehead, star; around, inscription. Border of dots.
(obverse)
Inscription. Border of dots.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Republic
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Republic
Authority
Moneyer:
Augustus (Octavian)
Moneyer:
Agrippa
Cultures/periods
Roman Republican
Production date
38BC
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Die-axis:
1 o'clock
Weight:
8.23 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Mint uncertain, moving with Octavian.
Bibliographic references
RRC / Roman Republican Coinage
(534/1)
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.
(102, p.411)
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)
(534.1.1)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
politician/statesman
Associated names
Portrait of:
Julius Caesar
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Marmaduke Trattle
Acquisition notes
On ticket: "Trattle 6.12.6"
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
R.9428
C&M catalogue number
RR2
(411)
(102)