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RIC VII, TRIER 542, URBS ROMA, OBVERSE AND REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust r., helmet with plume (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88), wearing imperial cloak.

REVERSE

She-wolf stg. r., suckling twins; three stars above. TR•S in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE AND REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 542 except for Roma and she-wolf turned right instead of left and three stars instead of two. Probably an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 1.69 g; diameter 16-17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in January 2010 for USD 73.58.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski