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ID number: BIRBI-R0034 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: 241-235 BC Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.80 Weight (g): 6.70 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 2370. bt Baldwin & Sons 1945. |

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Description: Obverse: Helmeted head of beardless Mars (Corinthian helmet-bowl decorates with gryphon) facing r. Border of dots. Reverse: Horse's head facing r.; behind it, a sickle; below the head reads ROMA. Line border.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: ROMA.
Bibliography: RRCI 25/1
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