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Roman Republic, Anonymous
AV 60 As (gold coin replica) from 211 BC.
OBV: Helmeted head of
Mars. LX
R: Eagle on thunderbolt r. ROMA in exergue.
The attribution of
these anonymous gold pieces has been the source of some dispute over the
years. Earlier works attributed them to Capua in Campania. The gold 60
Asses represent the earliest gold coins struck by the Roman Republic. |