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RIC VII, TRIER [before 589], URBS ROMA, UNLISTED FOR TYPE [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust l., helmet with plume (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88), wearing imperial cloak.
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REVERSE
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She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above. TRS in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED FOR TYPE. Urbs Roma is not attested for this issue. Note crude style. Apparently an ancient imitation. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 223. Could be noted before TRIER 589.
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NOTES
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Weight 1.53 g; diameter 14 mm. From eBay, February 2021.
Other specimens:
- from CGB Monnaies 48 (lot 853), April 2010; weight 1.58 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture];
- sold on eBay in April 2009 for USD 26; weight 1.08 g [click for picture];
- from Thierry Carion's collection; weight 1.15 g; diameter 14 mm [click for picture].
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