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RRC 491/2

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RRC 491/2, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 43–43 BC. Obverse: bust of sibyl (possibly), right, draped. border of dots.. Reverse: cybele on throne in biga of lions, left, holding patera in right hand and resting left arm on tympanum. border of dots.. Weight about 8.1 g, diameter 19.0 mm.
obverse RRC 491/2
obverse: Bust of Sibyl (possibly), right, draped. Border of dots.
reverse RRC 491/2
reverse: Cybele on throne in biga of lions, left, holding patera in right hand and resting left arm on tympanum. Border of dots.
mint Rome weight 8.12g (5)
ruler — diameter ⌀19.0 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 8↕ (5)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Republic dataset CRRO — Coinage of the Roman Republic Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Sibyl (possibly), right, draped. Border of dots.

reverse

Cybele on throne in biga of lions, left, holding patera in right hand and resting left arm on tympanum. Border of dots.

specimens (10)
British Museum 8.10g 9↕
British Museum (CRRO)
SNM 8.08g ⌀19.0 7↕
British Museum 8.13g 7↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 8.10g 12↕
British Museum (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
NNC (DNB) 8.18g 7↕

Cite this coin

RRC 491/2 (rrc-491.2), 43–43 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/rrc-4912/ (accessed: 2026-08-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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