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ID number:  BIRBI-R0055
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey Colton; Weber, Hermann
Maker:  Roman Republic; Rome
Denomination:  Aes Grave Sextans
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  225-217 BC
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  3.40
Weight (g):  41.80
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 495. bt Spink 1921; Ex Weber Collection
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Mercury, facing left; below are two dots (oo), denoting the coin a sextans. Reverse: A prow facing right; below are two dots (oo).

Inscriptions:  No Inscriptions.

Bibliography:  RRCI 35/5

4 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


Roman Republic
Roman


Weber, Hermann
German
30 December 1823
11 November 1918
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