BLUF: What coin is this imitating?
This coin came described as:
REPUBLIC, Anonymous.
Semis.
211 - 207 BC.
Hispania mint.
Ovb/
Head of
Saturn right, S behind.
Rev/ Prow of galley right and S abive,
ROMA below.
Cat:
Crawford 56/3.
Bronze (Æ) 2,3g - 17mm.
I'm pretty sure the dealer knows more than I do, but I am
still skeptical of this
attribution. The coin is about a tenth of the requisite mass to qualify as a Cr. 56/3 (approx. 22 g), and both the
obverse and
reverse seem stylistically incorrect for an official issue. Furthermore, it appears that there is a symbol (or an imitation of one) in the upper left
field on the
reverse. My suspicion is that this coin is some kind of Iberian imitation. (The dealer is located in
Spain, and offers many local finds for sale.) My question is, what coin is this imitating?
Preliminary suspicions:
Roman Republican semis of 91 BC (approx. 6.5 g.)
References:
BMCRR.I:
cf. 2196-2206, 2217-2219 (p283-285).
CRR:
cf. 679a, 680-682 (p104-105).
RRC.I:
cf. 339/2 (p340).
SR.I:
cf. 901 (p218).
What is the symbol on the
reverse, in the upper left
field? Human foot? Prow?
Victory?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and insights!
-Jack