SICILY, Uncertain Roman mint. Roman Republican period. Circa 190 BC. Æ (17mm, 8.60 g, 12h). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 561
Lot: 403.
Closing Date: May 1 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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SICILY, Uncertain Roman mint. Roman Republican period. Circa 190 BC. Æ (17mm, 8.60 g, 12h). Head of Hephaistos right, wearing pilos / Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos. Cf. Bahrfeldt 67; cf. BAR 52; cf. CNS 155-6; (for similar type with different legend arrangement and lower weight) HGC 2, –. Brown patina, flatness, slightly off center. Near VF. Extremely rare and unpublished with this legend variety and weight. BAR gives a weight range of only 2.14-3.40 g. No examples of any of these types are in CoinArchives.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 526 (2 November 2022), lot 38.

While tentatively dated to roughly 190 BC, it is quite possible that this rare issue was struck during the Second Punic War, when Rome was struggling to dislodge Carthage from Syracuse and the rest of the island.

Closing Date and Time: 1 May 2024 at 12:14:00 ET.

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