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Crawford 18/4, ROMAN REPUBLIC, AE Aes Grave Quadrans
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Rome, The Republic.
Anonymous Apollo/Apollo Series, c. 270 BCE.
AE Aes Grave Quadrans (79.29g; 43mm).
Rome Mint.
Obverse: Boar running to right; ••• (mark of value) in exergue.
Reverse: Boar running to left; ••• (mark of value) between spokes.
References: Crawford 18/4; ICC 36; Haeberlin pg 87, pl. 36.
Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins; Errett Bishop (†14 Apr 1983) Collection.
All of the Crawford 18 series Aes Grave repeat the same device on the obverse and reverse. Haeberlin reports an average weight of 84 grams for 128 specimens of the quadrans.
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