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Didrachm with head of Mars
Roman
Republican Period
about 300 B.C.
Mint: Italy, Rome, probably
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 7.58 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number10.570
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bearded head of Mars, left, wearing Corinthian helmet
Reverse: Horse's head, right; behind, ear of grain.
Below: ROMANO
Reverse: Horse's head, right; behind, ear of grain.
Below: ROMANO
Provenance1910, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 22, 1910)