Attached is an example of a
bust of Fabius Africanus,
proconsul, struck 6-5 BC. He was one of the friends of
Augustus and struck coins in
his name for this brief period in Hadrumentum. Does anyone know of other examples of this
type other than a recent one sold in the
Triton XI
auction? The coin itself has been
harshly cleaned(scratches) probably to remove the thick encrustations on
North African coins.
Is anyone else fascinated by the
types and
rarities represented by
North African coinage? I have started a picture data file for examples of bronze coins of
Africa and have noticed they are few and far between and usually of
poor quality. Any opinions on this coin for its
good or bad points? Thanks!