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ID number: BIRBI-R0074 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Colton Maker: Roman Republic; Rome Denomination: Aes Grave Sextans Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 215-212 BC Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.60 Weight (g): 14.47 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 450 via Baldwin & Sons 1921. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Mercury, facing r., with winged hat; above are two dots (oo), denoting the coin sextans. Reverse: A prow facing right; above it reads ROMA, and below are two dots (oo).
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: ROMA.
Bibliography: RRCI 41/9
Notes: Post-Semilibral; struck coin.
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