Bronze Coin, Sicily 1, 211 BC - 208 BC 2011.76.12

Physical Description

• Axis: 2

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 27.34
  • Diameter (in mm): 32.5

Typological Description

Source: RRC 69/2b

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 211 BCE - 208 BCE
• Denomination: As
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Issuer: KA (Republican Moneyer)
  • • State: Roman Republic

• Geographic

  • Mint: Sicily 1

• Obverse

  • Type: Laureate head of Janus.
  • Symbol (Above): I (denominational mark)
  • Portrait: Janus

• Reverse

  • Legend: IC ROMA
  • Type: Prow, right.

References

• Reference: RRC 69/2b
• Reference: Sydenham 310a

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2011.76.12
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Purchase from Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 61, 5-6 Oct. 2011, Lot 299. Ex RBW Collection, Ex Triton sale III, 1999, 880.

Notes

• Brown tone, extremely rare.

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States