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Numismatics
ID number: BIRBI-R0013 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Roman Republic; Tuder Denomination: Aes Grave Quadrans Place made: Todi Culture: Roman Date made: c.235 BC Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.70 Weight (g): 18.33 Axis (degrees): 90.00 Provenance: Haines 2230. bt Spink 1943. |
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Description: Obverse: A frog. Reverse: An anchor with the letters VT to the left, and three dots (ooo) arranged in a triangle, to the right. The three dots mark the coin as a quadrans.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: The letters VT (Etruscan or Umbrian).
Bibliography: Thurlow 160, 166
Notes: A border encircles the coin.
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