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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:     61-121 Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     Pre-Denarius Struck AE Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Hybrid triens / quadrans Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     217-215 BC Weight:     50.93 g Obverse Description:     Diademed female head right; behind, four pellets. Reverse Legend:     ROMA Reverse Description:     Bull charging r.; above, three pellets and below snake Primary Reference:     Crawford 39/1-2 Reference2:     Sydenham 93/94 Reference3:     Historia Numorum Italy - Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/ Price Sold For:     3500 CHF Date Sold:     10/5/2011 Grade:     VF Notes:     NAC Sale 61, Lot 121. Apparently unique and unrecorded. Dark green patina and about very fine Ex Italo Vecchi sale 3, 1996, 54. This is a fascinating coin, combining the obverse of the triens with the reverse of the quadrans. The style and fabric are normal for the issue, so this is presumably a mint error. (RBW Collection)

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