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ID number: BIRBI-R0095 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Colton Maker: Roman Republic; Rome Denomination: Sestertius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: from 211 BC Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.20 Weight (g): 0.94 Axis (degrees): 270.00 Provenance: Haines 484 via Lincoln & Son 1921. |
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Description: Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, facing right; behind are the symbols: I I S. Border of dots. Reverse: Dioscuri galloping right, holding spears, with a star above their respective heads; in linear frame; below, ROMA. No border.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: ROMA.
Bibliography: RRCI 44/7
Notes: The obverse contains the symbols: I I S (denoting the coin two and a half asses). One side of the coin has a jagged edge.
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