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ID:     76001159
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Republican
Issuer:     Pre-Denarius Struck AE
Date Ruled:     217-215 BC
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Triens
Struck / Cast:     struck
Weight:     54.64 g
Die Axis:     8 h
Obverse Description:     Head of Bellona(?) right, wearing partial helmet consisting of visor and horsehair crest, hair tied in three braids; behind head, upright spear or sword; four pellets to left
Reverse Description:     Hercules fighting centaur, grasping its head and preparing to strike with club; four pellets to right
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     Crawford 39/1
Reference2:     Sydenham 93
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=108834
Grade:     VF, dark olive and brown patina
Notes:     Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1159 Rare. From the James E. Cain Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1511.