Coin: ar denarius (barbarous imitation)

Museum number:

8-8018

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Alternate number:

8-4479d (previous museum number (recataloged from))

Accession number:

Acc.147

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin. Silver. 1.90 grams. 13 mm. Said to be Gallic imitation of Roman denarii (Denier TOGIRIX). Obverse: Head facing left; on left, [untrascribable symbols]. Reverse: Horse prancing facing left; below, [untranscribable symbol].

Donor:

Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé

Collection place:

Eastern Celtica

Production place:

Eastern Celtica and Gaul (ancient region)

Culture or time period:

Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC) and Sequani

Collector:

Alfred Emerson

Materials:

Silver (metal)

Inscription:

Obverse legend: T and pellets

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Coins (money) and Denarii

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency

Production date:

1st century BC

Accession date:

1904

Department:

Classical Mediterranean

Dimensions:

weight 1.9 grams and linear 13 millimeters

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