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title: Roman Coin with Zodiac Sign
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17225/roman-coin-with-zodiac-sign/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-03-23
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# Roman Coin with Zodiac Sign

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Roman Coin with Zodiac Sign](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17225.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17225.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) of [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/), with a capricorn on the reverse, minted 27-20 BCE.

The British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2023, March 23). Roman Coin with Zodiac Sign. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17225/roman-coin-with-zodiac-sign/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Roman Coin with Zodiac Sign." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 23, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17225/roman-coin-with-zodiac-sign/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Roman Coin with Zodiac Sign." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Mar 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17225/roman-coin-with-zodiac-sign/>.

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