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ID:     79000841
Type:     Roman Republican
Issuer:     Symbols
Date Ruled:     -
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     As
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     BC 169-158
Weight:     25.98 g
Die Axis:     10 h
Obverse Legend:     I
Obverse Description:     Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above
Reverse Legend:     I / ROMA
Reverse Description:     Prow of galley right; I (mark of value) to right; above, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the Twins (Romulus & Remus)
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     Crawford 183/1 (citing 11 specimens in Paris)
Reference2:     Sydenham 298
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=127352
Grade:     VF, green patina, traces of red, minor earthen deposits.
Notes:     Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 841 From Collection V.C.Sydenham considers this issue to be of a Reduced Sextantal standard.