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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2592645, member: 51347&quot;]<b>I have a few Stefanelli also:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>(I have moved and have not been able to re-shoot this yet)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564682[/ATTACH]</p><p>Victoriatus circa 206-195,</p><p>AR 16.5mm., 2.61g.</p><p>Laureate head of Jupiter r.</p><p>Rev. Victory crowning trophy; in centre field, sow r. and in exergue, ROMA. Sydenham 253. Russo RBW 554. Crawford 121/1.</p><p>About Very Fine.</p><p><i>Privately purchased from L. Simonetti Firenze. - From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection.</i></p><p>Ex: Naville</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]564683[/ATTACH]</p><p>Campania, Capua Bronze circa 216-211, </p><p>Æ 14.5mm., 2.35g. </p><p>Diademed and veiled bust of Hera r.; lotus-tipped sceptre over shoulder. Rev. KAPV in oscan character Grain ear; in r. field, tripod-like object. </p><p>SNG France 517. SNG ANS 219. Historia Numorum Italy 500.</p><p>Good Very Fine/Very Fine.</p><p><i>From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]564686[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><i>Roman Republic</i></p><p><i><i>AE Sextans 217-215, Anonymous</i></i></p><p><i><i>Æ 29.5mm., 24.54g. </i></i></p><p><i><i>Obv: She-wolf suckling twins; in exergue, two pellets. </i></i></p><p><i><i>Rev. ROMA Eagle standing r., holding flower in beak; behind, two pellets. </i></i></p><p><i>Ref: Sydenham 95. RBW 107. Crawford 39/3.</i></p><p><i>Comment: Nice brown-green patina. Very Fine.</i></p><p><i><i>Ex: From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.</i></i></p><p><i><i><br /></i></i></p><p><i><i>[ATTACH=full]564687[/ATTACH]</i></i></p><p><i><i>Sicily, Mamertini </i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i>AE Pentonkion circa 264-241, </i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i>Æ 26mm., 10.61g. </i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i>Obv: Laureate head of Zeus r. </i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i>Rev: MAMERTINΩN Warrior advancing r., holding spear and shield; in r. field, Π. </i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i>Ref: SNG ANS 441. Calciati I, 41.</i></i></p><p><i><i>Comment: Attractive green patina. Good Very Fine.</i></i></p><p><i><i><i>Ex: From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.</i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><br /></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>[ATTACH=full]564688[/ATTACH]</i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>Campania, Capua </i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i><i><i>AE Semuncia circa 216-211, </i></i></i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i><i><i>Æ 18.4mm., 4.58g.</i></i></i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i><i><i>Obv: Bust of Juno r., holding sceptre on shoulder. </i></i></i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i><i><i>Rev: KAPV Two xoana draped. </i></i></i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i><i><i>Ref: SNG ANS 215. </i></i></i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>Ref: Historia Numorum Italy 495.</i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>Comment: Rare. Green patina. Obv. Slighlty double struck; Very Fine/Good Very Fine.</i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><i>Ex: From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.</i></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><br /></i></i></i></p><p><b>And I REALLY like this one:</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]564689[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b><b>Etruria, Populonia</b></b></p><p><b>2 ½ asses (Similar to a Roman AR Sestertius) </b></p><p>3rd century BC, AR 0.85 g.</p><p>Radiate female head r.; behind, CII.</p><p>Rev. Blank.</p><p>EC 104 (misdescribed, Female head with an Attic helmet). Historia Numorum Italy 179.</p><p><b>Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second specimen known.</b></p><p><b>(One specimen is in the British Museum, the other specimen is in The Alegandron Collection)</b></p><p>Dark patina and about very fine</p><p><i>From the collection of E.E. Clain-Stefanelli.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>E.E. CLAIN-STEFANELLI DIES </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>ANS Executive Director Ute Wartenburg reported that </i></p><p><i>Elvira Eliza Clain-Stefanelli died Oct. 1, 2001 of cardiac </i></p><p><i>arrest. Mrs. Stefanelli retired in 2000 as the Senior </i></p><p><i>Curator of the National Numismatic Collection in the </i></p><p><i>Numismatics Division of the National Museum of </i></p><p><i>American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, </i></p><p><i>DC. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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