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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     79000828 Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     Letter Groups and Monograms Date Ruled:     189-180 BC Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     As Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 189-180 Weight:     29.99 g Die Axis:     5 h Obverse Legend:     I Obverse Description:     Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above Reverse Legend:     I / LFP Reverse Description:     Prow of galley right; I (mark of value) to right; above, Victory advancing right, and LFP (F is retrograde) monogram Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     Crawford 144/1 (citing 10 specimens in Paris) Reference2:     Syd 300 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=127339 Grade:     VF, green patina, traces of earthen deposits, minor roughness. Notes:     Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 828 From Collection V.C.Crawford suggests that if the monogram is correctly discerned to be LFP, the moneyer is possibly L. Furius Philus.

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