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ID number: BIRBI-R0018 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Roman Republic; Rome Denomination: As Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 280-276 BC Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 6.80 Weight (g): 304.18 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 493. bt Spink 1921, ex Weber Collection. |

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Description: Obverse: Janiform head of Dioscuri, with hair tie with a band; above the head, in the centre, is a |. Reverse: Head of Mercury; above the head, in the centre, is a |.
Inscriptions: No inscriptions.
Bibliography: RRCI 14/1
Notes: Both heads are on a slightly raised platform.
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