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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 7655899, member: 75525&quot;]Of course, thanks for asking. This lot arrived on Dec 31 of last year, but after I posted my top 10 of 2020. They looked like good candidates for this year. The seller&#039;s pics are shown below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316196[/ATTACH] </p><p>I have seen several of these. Mine looks to be above average, but below a couple that have posted here. </p><p>Roman Republic, Aes Grave, Apollo/Apollo Series, Cast Triens, Rome, ca. 270 BC;</p><p>Obverse - Head of horse r.; below, °°°°,</p><p>Reverse - Same type l.</p><p>Green patina, about extremely fine. Scarce.</p><p>114 grams</p><p>50 mm</p><p>12 H</p><p>Crawford 18/3;</p><p>ICC 35.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316197[/ATTACH]</p><p>Cast Semuncia </p><p>Unknown mint in Central Italy, AE, 3rd century BC</p><p>Obv - Beetle, three identifications for this coin are: Scarab, Beetle and Acorn</p><p>Rev - Sunburst of four rays. Based on the pictures from Haeberlin, I think the reverse is a 4 petal flower.</p><p>aVF, irregular shape, features worn, but mostly there. Brown-green tone. Very rare.</p><p>11 grams = 264 gram equivalent As</p><p>23 mm</p><p>12 H, seller said 2 as did several other vendors. This cast coin is like several others in that I do not know what the maker of the coin intended to be “up”.</p><p>BMCG Italy pg 60 shows 3 similar coins</p><p>#40 &amp; #41 – Scarab / 4 leaved flower</p><p>#42 – acorn / 4 leaved flower</p><p>HNItaly 397; beetle / star of 4 rays; notes this coin is probably related to BMCG-I 60.42</p><p>ICC 318, wt range 8.0 – 20.4 grams</p><p>TV 235, 252 – Vecchi identifies the obv as Beetle or acorn and the rev as 4 leaf flower</p><p>Syd AG 116</p><p>Haeberlin pg 171, 1 – 28; pl 69, 12 – 14</p><p>Obv: Kafer von oben gesehen - Beetle seen from above</p><p>Rev: vierblattrige blume - four-petalled flower</p><p>Average Wt of 22 examples = 12.87 grams = 308.88 gram eq as</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316199[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Cast AE Nummus (As), Apulia, Luceria, 225-217 BC;</p><p>Obv - Head Apollo left, hair tied with ribbon; below chin – mark of value: I</p><p>Rv. Rooster standing left.</p><p>Most books list 3 variations on this coin. Two types have letters around the rooster: L.SEXTI.SEP.BABI or M.LAVINIO. A third type has no letters.</p><p>Very rare, untouched green patina, about extremely fine.</p><p>214.5 grams</p><p>64.7 X 67.5 X 14.6 mm</p><p>2 H</p><p>TV&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 195&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Note: 194a &amp; 194b with letters&nbsp; </p><p>ICC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 336&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Note: 194a &amp; 194b with letters[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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