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ID number: BIRBI-R0024 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Roman Republic; Rome Denomination: Litra Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: Before 269 BC Metal: Bronze Diameter (cm): 1.70 Weight (g): 4.95 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 429. bt Lincoln & Son 1921. |

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Description: Obverse: Minerva wearing a Corinthian helmet, facing left. A border of dots surround Minerva's head. Reverse: Horse's head, on a base, facing right. To the left of the horse's head reads: ROMAAIO. The head is not surrounded by a border.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: ROMAAIO to the left of the horse's head.
Bibliography: RRCI 17/1a
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