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Coin Type: Silver denarius of M. Volteius M.f, Roman Republic, 78 BCE. Mint and Date: Rome, 78 BCE. Size and Weight: 16mm x 18mm, 3.88g. Obverse: Head of young Bacchus or Liber right, wreathed with ivy. Reverse: Ceres in a biga of snakes right, holding a short torch in each hand. Control symbol (owl) behind. M VOLTEI M F below. Provenance: midwestcoin (eBay), September 2008. Ref: RCV (2000) 314; RSC Volteia 3. BW Ref: 052 038 131 |
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