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Attribution Request. Looks Like Latin Alphabet

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It weighs 4.0 grams, diameter 12 millimeters, and appears to be silver although I just realized that I didn't study it carefully enough to rule out a fake.

The clearest letters are part of a word ending in ...METEL


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Appears to be a Republican issue (denarius) of L. Caecilius Metellus, 96 BC. Reverse is Roma seated on shields, being crowned by Victory.

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Thanks, Bob
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