Bronze Coin, Rome, 275 BC - 270 BC 1944.100.761

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.761

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Obverse: Head of Roma, left, wearing Phrygian helmet.
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Reverse: Female head, left, with upstanding curls of hair in front.

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 161.04

Typological Description

Source: RRC 19/2

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date Range: 275 BCE - 270 BCE
  • Denomination: Semis
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Symbol (Before): S (denominational mark)
    • Portrait: Roma

  • Reverse

    • Symbol (Before): S (denominational mark)

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1944.100.761
  • Department: Roman
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Bequest of E.T. Newell

Subjects

  • Series: AG
  • Series: Crawford

Notes

  • Extremely rare. Only 3 specimens known to Haeb., not including this one.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States

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