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Republican coins, axis, didrachm, pre-Christian cross

Italian Museums, Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Italy

Cross on an anchor on Republican Coins, Santa Maria della Scala

English Translation:
16. Axis
Bronze; 40 g.
D/bearded and laureate head of Janus, I above
R/ prow of ship, still in the field, ROMA in the exergue
217-213 BC about

17. Didrachm
Silver; 6 gr.
D/ Dioscuri graduates

Original Text:
16. Asse
Bronzo; 40 gr.
D/testa di Giano barbata e laureata, I sopra
R/ prua di nave, ancora nel campo, ROMA nell'esergo
217-213 a.C. circa

17. Didracma
Argento; 6 gr.
D/ Dioscuri laureati

Supplementary images:

Cross on an anchor on Republican Coins, Santa Maria della Scala
Taken on  Wednesday 22nd of August 2018
Device: Motorola
Model: XT1585
Genre:  217 - 213 B.C.
Source:  Siena, Italy
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