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RRC 179/5

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RRC 179/5, Sextans, Bronze, struck at Rome, 169–158 BC. Obverse: head of mercury, right, with caduceus over shoulder.. Reverse: prow, right.. Weight about 3.9 g.
obverse RRC 179/5
obverse: Head of Mercury, right, with caduceus over shoulder.
reverse RRC 179/5
reverse: Prow, right.
mint Rome weight 3.94g (1)
ruler — diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sextans axis 1↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Republic dataset CRRO — Coinage of the Roman Republic Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Mercury, right, with caduceus over shoulder.

reverse

Prow, right.

specimens (3)
British Museum 3.94g 1↕
British Museum (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)

Cite this coin

RRC 179/5 (rrc-179.5), 169–158 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/rrc-1795/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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