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ID number: BIRBI-R0028 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Roman Republic; Rome Denomination: Didrachm Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 269-266 BC Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.20 Weight (g): 7.15 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 2075. bt Baldwin & Sons 1942. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Hercules facing r.; his hair bound with a ribbon, with a club & lionskin over his shoulder. Border of dots. Reverse: She-wolf facing r.; suckling twins (Romulus & Remus); in exergue, ROMANO.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: ROMANO.
Bibliography: RRCI 20/1
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