Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 1774
Primary Source Reference:
Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 5v
Additional Source Text:
"Found under the foundation of Newgate in London."
Notes:
Pictured here is a 1/16 denarii coin from the reign of the Roman emperor Vespasian (69-79 CE). The divine personification Aequitas (equity) is depicted on the reverse holding a cornucopia and a balance scale.
