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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R0860
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Augustus; M. Sanquinius; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  17 BC
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  2.85
Weight (g):  3.91
Axis (degrees):  315.00
Provenance:  Haines 2125. A.H. Baldwin, 1942.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare, facing r. Reverse: Youthful head of the deified Julius Caesar, wearing laurel wreath; above, comet showing four rays and a tail.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: DIVI.F AVGVSTVS (Augustus, Divine Son). Reverse: M.SANQVI NIVS.III.VIR (M. Sanquinius, Three Men)

Bibliography:  RIC I 2nd ed. 338

Notes:  Countermark (B) on obverse

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Augustus
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
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1899
1981-09-14
M. Sanquinius
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