Crawford 18/4, ROMAN REPUBLIC, AE Aes Grave Quadrans

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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Jay GT4

[Feb 08, 2022 at 12:30 AM]

Huge! Great coin

PMah

[Apr 18, 2022 at 01:10 AM]

A slightly-"bored" boar. Great weight. I have seen others with drilling, suggesting the type had an appeal beyond it's weight-value. Too heavy for modern jewelry styles.

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