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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     61-129 Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     Pre-Denarius Struck AE Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Semis Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     215-212 BC Weight:     25.49 g Obverse Legend:     S Obverse Description:     Laureate head of Saturn l.; behind, S Reverse Legend:     ROMA / S Reverse Description:     Prow l.; above, S Primary Reference:     Crawford 41/6e Reference2:     Sydenham - Reference3:     Historia Numorum Italy - Reference4:     R. Russo, Essays Hersh, 10 and pl. 15, 10 (these dies) Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/ Date Sold:     10/5/2011 Notes:     NAC Sale 61, Lot 129. Very rare. Brown tone, traces of over-striking, otherwise about very fine Ex NAC sale F, 1996, 1442. Interestingly, this coin shares an obverse die with Cr. Pl. XI, n. 8 (Cr. 56/3), and it is overstruck. A prowstem undertype can clearly be seen on the obverse, and on the reverse there are traces of a left-facing profile. The only real candidate for the undertype is the uncia, Cr. 38/6, but the weight of this specimen appears to rule this out. An enigma. (RBW Collection)

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