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ID number: BIRBI-R0094 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Maker: Roman Republic; Rome Denomination: Quinarius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: from 211 BC Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.55 Weight (g): 1.96 Axis (degrees): 90.00 |

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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). A cut in the side of the coin
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