RIC VII, TRIER [before 589], URBS ROMA, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust l., helmeted, wearing imperial cloak.
REVERSE	She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above. TRS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC does not list URBS ROMA issue with this mintmark. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88. Coin should be listed before TRIER 589.

NOTES

Weight 1.58 g; diameter 16 mm. Coin offered on Compagnie Générale de Bourse auction in April 2010 for EUR 195. Other specimens: - specimen sold on eBay in April 2009 for $26; weight 1.08 g - note light weight comparable to the weight of the specimen listed as TRIER 589 (1.21 g; see footnote 589 on p. 223) [click for picture].