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

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Greek, 12h, Bronze

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SICILY, Uncertain Roman mint. 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, 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 Extremely rare and unpublished with this legend variety and weight.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.

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: 2 November 2022 at 10:12:20 ET.

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