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Cr  20/1   Anonymous  AR Didrachm
c. 269-266 b.c.e.  Rome(?) or Neapolis mint (?)

o: Head of Hercules right, hair bound with ribbon with club and lion's skin over shoulder
r:  She-wolf right, suckling twins; in exergue, ROMANO

6.89 gm  21.00 mm  

    This issue was likely the first to be minted in the city of Rome itself, rather than the prior didrachm issues from Naples or another Greek-oriented southern city, despite the Greek-styled "ROMANO" ethnic, soon permanently replaced with "ROMA".

Although a bit worn, this specimen retains all the design elements quite nicely.  On ultra-well-preserved specimens, the wolf's dorsal hair is a bit more distinct, and it would have been nicer if the final "O" had stayed on the flan.

Cr 20/1 Anonymous AR Didrachm

c. 269-266 b.c.e. Rome(?) or Neapolis mint (?)

o: Head of Hercules right, hair bound with ribbon with club and lion's skin over shoulder
r: She-wolf right, suckling twins; in exergue, ROMANO

6.89 gm 21.00 mm

This issue was likely the first to be minted in the city of Rome itself, rather than the prior didrachm issues from Naples or another Greek-oriented southern city, despite the Greek-styled "ROMANO" ethnic, soon permanently replaced with "ROMA".

Although a bit worn, this specimen retains all the design elements quite nicely. On ultra-well-preserved specimens, the wolf's dorsal hair is a bit more distinct, and it would have been nicer if the final "O" had stayed on the flan.

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Anaximander   [Feb 21, 2021 at 02:23 PM]
This is one great coin, on several levels.

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