Libral Aes Grave As, Uncertain Mint, Italy (forgery?)
CoinsItalic5th-3rd century BCE

Libral Aes Grave As, Uncertain Mint, Italy (forgery?)

450 BCE-225 BCE

Artists

AnonymousCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Bearded male head l., laureate; behind, either ONRUVI(T/L)(I)UR facing outward (retrograde) or OADXVIT(I)UR facing inward (retrograde). All on raised disk. Legend is in a mixture of Etruscan and Oscan characters. Rev.: Bull's head; above, unknown symbol (disk with three rays?). All on raised disk.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Cast
Medium
bronze
Culture
Italic
Period
Roman Republican period
Century
5th-3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

343.2 g

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