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ID number:  BIRBI-R0070
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey Colton
Maker:  Roman Republic; Rome
Denomination:  Semuncia
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  217-215 BC
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  1.90
Weight (g):  6.25
Axis (degrees):  315.00
Provenance:  Haines 430 via Lincoln & Son 1921
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Description:  Obverse: Female bust, facing right, draped and wearing a turreted crown. Reverse: Horseman facing right, holding a whip in his right hand, and the reins in his left; below it reads, ROMA.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: ROMA.

Bibliography:  RRCI 39/5

Notes:  Semilibral coin.

3 Related People

Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


Roman Republic
Roman


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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
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