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Coin: Didrachm of Rome

1919.63.0826

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Artifact Identification Coin: Didrachm of Rome   (1919.63.0826)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Exchange Media
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Roman Republic
Date 280-276 BCE
Culture Roman

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 1.98 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth) 0.37 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 7.37 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Metal--Silver
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Crawford, Michael H. Roman Republican Coinage Vol. 1, London: Cambridge
University Press, 1974.
Crawford, Michael H. Roman Republican Coinage Vol. 2, London: Cambridge
University Press, 1974.
Hamilton, Charles D. “The Tresviri Monetales and the Republican Cursus Honorum.”
Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol.
100 (1969): 181-199
Howgego, Christopher. Ancient History from Coins, New York, NY: Routledge, 1995.
Mattingly, Harold. Roman Coins from the Earliest Times to the fall of the Western
Empire. Chicago: Quadrangle Book, 1960.
Sear, David R. Roman Coins and their Values, the millennium Edition, Volume One: The
Republic and the Twelve Caesars. London: Spink and Son Ltd., 2000.


“A Guide to Types.” Thebritishmuseum.org. Accessed on March 04, 2014. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/rrc/roman_republican_coins/a_guide_to_types.aspx

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction N/A

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