Roman Republican silver coin

Details

• Title

  Roman Republican silver coin

• Associated place

  The Roman World › Italy › Italia › Rome (mint)

• Date

  128 BC

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  Denarius

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  18 mm (diameter)
  3.7 g (weight)
  12 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  X (left)

  ROMA (in exergue)

• Design

  Helmeted head of Roma, right (obverse)

  
  

  Goddess in bigra, right, holding sceptre and reigns in left hand and branch in right hand; below, elephant's head with bell attached (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by W. H. Buckler, 1928.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR8186

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