Bronze Sextans with Tortoise
Date265-242 BCE
PeriodRoman Republic
Place MadeRome, Latium, Italy, Europe
MediumBronze
DimensionsDiameter: 32 mm, 40.4 g (3.2 cm, 0 kg)
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number2024.1.7
On View
Not on viewDescriptionObverse: Tortoise
Reverse: Six spoked wheel; two pellets as mark of denomination
Attribution: Crawford 24/7; HN Italy 330; HGC 1, 296; BMC Italy p.54 no1
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