Anonymous. 211-208 BC (or later). Æ Quadrans (25mm, 9.86 g, 6h). Luceria “L” series. Mint in Luceria. Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; ••• (mark of value) above, [L below] / Prow of galley right; ••• (mark of value) below. Crawford 97/13d; Sydenham –; BMCRR Italy –; Kestner –; RBW –. Deep green patina, light roughness, smoothing. VF. Extremely rare.
In addition to coins marked with its own ethnic, Luceria also struck regular Roman Republican denominations, including the denarius, victoriatus, and bronzes such as this very rare quadrans.
