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ID:     002
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Republican
Issuer:     L. Roscius Fabatus
Date Ruled:     BC
Metal:     Fourrée
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     59 BC
Diameter:     17.5 mm
Weight:     3.6 g
Obverse Legend:     L.ROSCI
Obverse Description:     Juno Sospita in goatskin right, symbol behind.
Reverse Legend:     FABATVS
Reverse Description:     Girl standing right, feeding serpent, symbol behind.
Primary Reference:     Crawford 412/1
Photograph Credit:     J. Johnstad
Source:     Owner
Special Comments:     There are 307 official obverse / reverse symbol pairs. See note above.
Notes:     The obverse symbol is from Crawford pair #28, but the reverse is from pair #244. If the photos are correct, this is probably a plated coin where the plater mixed up the dies.