RIC VII, ROME 396, URBS ROMA, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q
OBVERSE
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VRBS-ROM[A] [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. R*Q in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OFFICINA - Q. RIC does not specify officina letter for ROME 396 (p. 345).
Footnote 396 on p. 345 reads as follows: "LRBC [Late Roman Bronze Coinage] 571 records the R*Q as the normal mark and the variety with a wreath in the rev. field as an additional mark. No wreathless coins are known except for this FH [Fayoum Hoard] specimen; conceivably the missing wreath is due to inaccurate description".
Apparently the description of FH specimen was accurate. Note, however, that this issue may be regarded as unofficial.
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NOTES
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Weight 0.90 g; diameter 14.40-15.13. From a private collection.
Other specimens:
- sold on eBay in November 2006 for USD 7.32 [click for picture].
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