CIMRM 827 - Denarius recut with inscription. St. Albans, Britain


Both sides.

Verulamium Museum image.

Image by Roger Pearse, 13-08-2013.

An example of the original coin, 17-16B.C., from here.

Another example of the original coin.

See also this photo by Carole Raddato, 2014.

From: Verulamium museum:

See Roger Beck, "Mithraism since Franz Cumont", ANRW 2, p.2049:

For "Phrē", see H. D. Betz, The Greek magical papyri in translation, vol. 1., p.338:

CIMRM entry

I.e. MITHRAS OROMASDES and PHREN.

See also Spocking Fives and a Mithraic token. Currency defacement ancient and modern, 4 Mar 2015, which adds:


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