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M49. Obverse type of L Calpurnius Piso Frugi, reverse type of L. Memmius, after 90 BC; cf. Cr-340/1 (O) and 304/1 (R), 4.10g, serrate.  Both sides stylized; no apparent legend.
M50. Obverse  type of C. Naevius Balbus, reverse type of P. Furius Crasipes, after 79 BC; cf. Cr-382/1, obverse, cf. Cr-356/1, reverse; 3.62g. Stylized head of Venus, remnants of SC behind; stylized chair, blundered but recognizable legend below.
M51. Types of Ti. Claudius Nero, after 79 BC; cf. Cr-383/1, 3.79g, serrate. Both sides rather stylized; blundered but recognizable reverse legend. See M204+ for very similar dies, with similarly blundered legend and nearly identical control number; surely the product of the same engraver, working from the same original coin.
M52. Types of P. Satrienus, after 77 BC; cf. Cr-388/1b, 3.52g. Close copy, slightly stylized (the reverse of particularly attractive style;) blundered, meaningless reverse legend. Would be classified as Copy if the legend were accurate.
M53*. Obverse type of M. Volteius (?), reverse type of Q. Titius, after  78 BC; cf. Cr-385/2 (O) and 341 (R), 3.65g. Both sides quite barbarous; abstract, meaningless reverse legend.
M54*. Obverse type of L. Rutilius Flaccus, reverse type of C. Mamilius Limetanus, after 77 BC; cf. Cr-387/1 (O) and 362/1 (R), 4.18g. Both sides somewhat stylized; retrograde, blundered obverse legend; blundered but recognizable reverse legend.
M55. Types of  L. Rutilius Flaccus, after 77 BC; cf. Cr-387/1, 3.30g. Both sides stylized; somewhat blundered, recognizable obverse legend; blundered, meaningless reverse legend. See M55+ for another example of these dies. .
Found in Romania.
M56. Obverse type of  L. Rutilius Flaccus, reverse type of L. Flamininus Chilo, after 77 BC; cf. Cr-387/1 (O) and 302/1 (R), 3.59g. Both sides stylized; somewhat blundered but recognizable obverse legend;  blundered, meaningless reverse legend.
Found in Romania.
M57. Types of L. Rutilius Flaccus, after 77 BC; cf. Cr-387/1; 4.18g. Stylized Roma head; stylized Victory in "biga"  with added third horse (not truly a "triga"); rear legs of horses' total five; remnants of correct legend below.
M58*. Obverse type of L. Rustius, reverse type of P. Satrienus, after 76 BC; cf. Cr-389/1 (O) and 388/1 (R), 4.06g. Both sides stylized; retrograde, slightly blundered reverse legend. See (M58+) for another example of these dies.
M59*. Obverse type of M. Baebius Tampilius, reverse type probably of Q. Fufius Calenus & Mucius Cordus, after 70 BC; cf. Cr-238/1 (O) and 403/1 (R), 3.84g. Stylized Roma head; barbarous figures of Italy and Rome; no legends.

M60*. Obverse type of C. Piso Frugi, reverse type of C. Cato, after 67 BC; cf. Cr-408/1 (O), 3.24g. Both sides stylized, especially reverse; blundered, meaningless obverse legend; blundered, recognizable reverse legend, in exurge rather than below horses. See M329 for another example of this reverse die, their paired with obverse of C. Naevius Balbus.