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<p>[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 4231879, member: 76440"]And here is a much more common Crawford 41 Sextans overstruck on a Crawford 38 Uncia. The crest of Roma's helmet from the undertype Uncia is clearly visible beneath the Prow. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1082111[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rome, The Republic.</b></p><p><b>Anonymous Post-Semilibral, 215-212 BCE.</b></p><p><b>AE Sextans (11.76g; 25mm) overstruck on AE Uncia.</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: o/t: Head of Mercury wearing petasos, facing right; u/t: Prow facing right (not visible); </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse</b>: o/t: Prow facing right; ROMA above; two pellets below. u/t: Head of Roma in crested helmet, facing left (remnants of crest visible below prow).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Over-type references</b>: Crawford 41/9; Sydenham 107; BMCRR 72.</p><p><b>Under-type references</b>: Crawford 38/6; Sydenham 86; BMCRR 88.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Overstrike references</b>: Crawford Table XVIII, #18 (12 examples cited).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 4231879, member: 76440"]And here is a much more common Crawford 41 Sextans overstruck on a Crawford 38 Uncia. The crest of Roma's helmet from the undertype Uncia is clearly visible beneath the Prow. [ATTACH=full]1082111[/ATTACH] [B]Rome, The Republic. Anonymous Post-Semilibral, 215-212 BCE. AE Sextans (11.76g; 25mm) overstruck on AE Uncia. Rome Mint.[/B] [B]Obverse[/B]: o/t: Head of Mercury wearing petasos, facing right; u/t: Prow facing right (not visible); [B]Reverse[/B]: o/t: Prow facing right; ROMA above; two pellets below. u/t: Head of Roma in crested helmet, facing left (remnants of crest visible below prow). [B]Over-type references[/B]: Crawford 41/9; Sydenham 107; BMCRR 72. [B]Under-type references[/B]: Crawford 38/6; Sydenham 86; BMCRR 88. [B]Overstrike references[/B]: Crawford Table XVIII, #18 (12 examples cited).[/QUOTE]
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