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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:     61-140 Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     AR Didrachmae and Half-Didrachmae Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Didrachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     214-212 BC Weight:     6.79 g Obverse Description:     Laureate, Janiform head of Dioscuri Reverse Legend:     ROMA in linear frame Reverse Description:     Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre in fast quadriga r. driven by Victory Primary Reference:     Crawford 42/1 Reference2:     Sydenham 66 Reference3:     Historia Numorum Italy - Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/ Price Sold For:     1200 CHF Date Sold:     10/5/2011 Notes:     NAC Sale 61, Lot 140. Rare. Attractively toned, insignificant area of weakness on reverse, otherwise extremely fine Privately purchased from J. Kern in December 1998. Even the rare Sicilian corn-ear quadrigati exhibit a variety of styles, as illustrated by the three specimens included here. (RBW Collection)

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