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Crawford 27/3, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous, AE Double Litra
Rome, The Republic.
Anonymous Club Series, circa 230 BCE.
AE Double Litra (5.3g; 19mm; 6h).
Rome Mint.

Obverse: Youthful head of Hercules in lion skin headdress, facing right; club below.

Reverse: Pegasus flying to right; club behind; ROMA below.

References: Crawford 27/3; Sydenham 7; BMCRR (Romano-Campanian) 51-2; Historia Numorum Italy 316.

Provenance: Ex Judy Day Fink Coll. [CNG (7 Jan 2021) lot 366]; bought from Ed Waddell. 

Another example of this type, with better surfaces than the prior and a charming green patina.  This is among the earlies struck Roman bronze coinage to be issued in concert with Roman silver coinage. Both the 27/1 Didrachm and this AE Double Litra (and its related Litra) share a common club symbol on obverse and reverse. The dating for this type has been in flux, with Crawford choosing a later date of 230-226 BCE while Burnett recently assigned a date just before 230 BCE.

Crawford 27/3, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous, AE Double Litra

Rome, The Republic.
Anonymous Club Series, circa 230 BCE.
AE Double Litra (5.3g; 19mm; 6h).
Rome Mint.

Obverse: Youthful head of Hercules in lion skin headdress, facing right; club below.

Reverse: Pegasus flying to right; club behind; ROMA below.

References: Crawford 27/3; Sydenham 7; BMCRR (Romano-Campanian) 51-2; Historia Numorum Italy 316.

Provenance: Ex Judy Day Fink Coll. [CNG (7 Jan 2021) lot 366]; bought from Ed Waddell.

Another example of this type, with better surfaces than the prior and a charming green patina. This is among the earlies struck Roman bronze coinage to be issued in concert with Roman silver coinage. Both the 27/1 Didrachm and this AE Double Litra (and its related Litra) share a common club symbol on obverse and reverse. The dating for this type has been in flux, with Crawford choosing a later date of 230-226 BCE while Burnett recently assigned a date just before 230 BCE.

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