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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R0089
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey Colton
Maker:  Roman Republic; Rome
Denomination:  Quinarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  from 211 BC
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.70
Weight (g):  2.11
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 2086 via Baldwin & Sons 1942.
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Description:  Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, facing right; behind is the symbol: V. Border of dots. Reverse: Dioscuri galloping right, holding spears, with a star above their respective heads; in linear frame; below, ROMA. Line border.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: ROMA.

Bibliography:  RRCI 44/6

Notes:  The obverse contains the symbol: V (denoting the coin as worth five asses).

3 Related People

Roman Republic
Roman


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


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