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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 4245726, member: 74282&quot;]I&#039;ve picked up several bronzes this year that didn&#039;t make the cut for a thread on their own either as there wasn&#039;t much to say or they were too ugly to warrant a post on their own but I think they&#039;re still worth sharing and discussion. Photos are a combination of my own and sellers&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>This as is from the &quot;VAL&quot; series, thought to have been struck under a moneyer of the gens Valeria. This coin is a great example of the typical compromises one has to make when collecting RR bronzes: the detail is fantastic, far better than average, but it has lost ROMA. Either way, it may well be my favorite of the bronzes I&#039;ve picked up this year as it&#039;s a very impressive coin in-hand.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083409[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Æ As(28.81g), &quot;VAL&quot; series(Valerius?), 169-158 BC. Laureate head of Janus; above, I / Prow of galley right; VAL monogram above; I before; ROMA below. Crawford 191/1</p><p>Privately purchased from Lucernae, 26 February 2020</p><p><br /></p><p>This fully anonymous quadrans is from McCabe group J2. This group is related to the signed issues of circa 194-180 BC, Crawford 132-150. Andrew McCabe&#039;s paper on anonymous bronzes only cites two known quadrantes from this anonymous group, so this is a relatively rare coin and possibly the finest known, even in this corroded and slightly overcleaned state.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083407[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Æ Quadrans(20.5mm, 7.89g), anonymous, circa 194-180 B.C.. Rome mint. Head of Hercules right; to left, ••• / Prow right; above, ROMA; below, •••. McCabe Group J2; cf. Crawford 132-150 for signed issues in similar style</p><p><br /></p><p>This sextans was an NYINC pickup. A friend bought it to flip but offered it to me at-cost if I wanted it and I couldn&#039;t pass it up. This is from the mint of Luceria which minted a large and interesting series of coinage for the Romans during and perhaps for a few years after the Second Punic War.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083586[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Æ Sextans(4.81g), &quot;L&quot; series, 211-208 B.C., Luceria mint. Head of Mercury right; above, ••; below, L / Prow right; above, ROMA; below, ••. Crawford 97/20a=97/27</p><p>Ex Ed Waddell, 16 January 2020 at NYINC 2020</p><p><br /></p><p>Another Luceria coin, this time an uncia and a very rare one at that. It was actually sold as anonymous, but there is a faint little mintmark between Roma&#039;s hair and neck and the style is Lucerian. Given the heavier weight, this coin is probably from a slightly earlier phase than the sextans above.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083774[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Æ uncia(23mm, 5.94g, 11), anonymous(&quot;L&quot; series), 211-208 B.C., Luceria. Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, •; below, L / Prow right; above, ROMA; below, •. Crawford 97/7a</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This sextans with a dog above the prow was another NYINC pickup arranged shortly before arrival with a collector and friend who had upgraded. I am a really big fan of these &quot;animal&quot; coins that the Romans struck during this period.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083411[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Æ Sextans(6.47g, 19mm, 7h). Dog series, 206-195 BC. Rome mint. Head of Mercury right wearing winged petasos; above, •• / Prow of galley right; dog standing right above; before, ••; below, ROMA. Crawford 122/7</p><p>Privately purchased 8 January 2020, ex Andrew McCabe Collection, Roma Numismatics E-Sale 8, 31 May 2014, lot 493, ex Goodman Collection, CNG 45, 18 March 1998, lot 1305</p><p><br /></p><p>This is another &quot;animal&quot; coin, in this case an ass, another animal coin but minted a few decades after the previous one. This coin is overall pretty ugly, but the symbol is very clear so I am quite happy with it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083741[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Æ Sextans(6.01g, 21mm, 9h). Ass series, 169-158 BC. Rome mint. Head of Mercury right wearing winged Petasos, •• above / Prow of galley right; ass standing right above; before, ••; below, ROMA. Crawford 195/5</p><p>Privately purchased 8 January 2020, ex Andrew McCabe Collection, Roma Numismatics E-Sale 5, 8 February 2014, lot 568[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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