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Replica - Roman Republic Aureus Lucius Cestius, Caius Norbanus
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Africa facing right, wearing elephant-skin headdress (elephant spoils), with the trunk and tusks visible above the head. The bust is set within a beaded border, the relief somewhat worn. |
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| Reverse description | A Corinthian helmet placed atop a curule chair (sella curulis), flanked by two eagles with wings spread on either side of the chair's legs. The legend CESTIVS arcs along the upper field and C•NORBA appears along the lower field, all within an irregular beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | L • CESTIVS S • C _ PR C • NORBA |
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