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Cr 272/1 ?  Æ Semis  Anonymous
135-125 B.C.E  Unofficial?
o:  Head of Saturn right; behind, S
r:  Prow right; before, S(?); below, ROMA. 
 6.61 gm

This coin is a bit of a puzzle.  It is quite possibly the already-scarce or even rare Cr 272/1, an issue of just a Semis and a Quadrans, but it has some qualities that suggest it is a contemporary imitation.  The reverse is a bit odd; the obverse not so odd.  To my eye, illustrations of the official type are pretty close.  Perhaps there was one feeble die among a limited number used for a stop-gap issue, as this falls within a few years where bronze is seemingly a bit scarcer than denarii.

Cr 272/1 ? Æ Semis Anonymous

135-125 B.C.E Unofficial?
o: Head of Saturn right; behind, S
r: Prow right; before, S(?); below, ROMA.
6.61 gm

This coin is a bit of a puzzle. It is quite possibly the already-scarce or even rare Cr 272/1, an issue of just a Semis and a Quadrans, but it has some qualities that suggest it is a contemporary imitation. The reverse is a bit odd; the obverse not so odd. To my eye, illustrations of the official type are pretty close. Perhaps there was one feeble die among a limited number used for a stop-gap issue, as this falls within a few years where bronze is seemingly a bit scarcer than denarii.

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