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ID number: BIRBI-R0087 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Colton Maker: Roman Republic; Luceria Denomination: Semuncia Place made: Canossa Culture: Roman Date made: 214-212 BC Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.70 Weight (g): 3.83 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 3653 via Baldwin & Sons 1961 |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Mercury, facing right. Reverse: A prow facing right; above, it reads ROMA; below is an ∠.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: ROMA; ∠ (mint mark).
Bibliography: RRCI 43/6
Notes: ∠ type (Bronze Group 1). Struck coin. It is possible the ∠ means Luceria.
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