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TitleDidrachm - Sydenham 1 - Crawford 13/1
Mint Date280 B.C.E.-276 B.C.E.
MoneyerAnonymous
DenominationDidrachm
MaterialSilver
Method of ManufactureStruck
Dimensions19 x 21 x 3.3 mm
Weight7.2 g
AuthorityRoman Republic
MintMetapontum (?)
ClassificationSydenham 1; Crawford 13/1
Sydenham PeriodPeriod I - 269- c. 222 B.C.E.
DescriptionAccording to Crawford, the coin may have been minted in Metapontum, a city located on the coast of southern Italy in Magna Graeca.
SubjectsMars; oak spray; horse; corn ear; helmet
GeographyRegion: Basilicata; Country: Italy
Type-ObverseHead of bearded Mars to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, oak spray
Type-ReverseHorse’s head with bridle to right; behind, ear of corn
Legend-ReverseROMANO
Provenance EventBadian Note: 13 AR Didrachm 280–76 BC Helmeted head of Mars l., bearded, beh. twig / Statue of horse’s head r., on base ROMANO, beh. ear of wheat. 1 13/1
Physical LocationRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
Rights HolderRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
Rights DeclarationProfessor Corey Brennan of Rutgers University is Professor Badian's literary/academic executor, and it is with Professor Brennan's full consent that Rutgers University Libraries can use the Badian notes in the Roman Coins portal.
Associated EntityDonor: Dr. Ernst Badian
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3WD3XJS
Shelving LocatorCatalog Number BAD0002; Box Number 1
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