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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 8237390, member: 51347&quot;]Here is one, that was sold to me as JANUS... </p><p><br /></p><p>(I knew that it was not a Janus As... but had to learn what it was all about.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1449380[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AE Sextans-Hieron II <b>Overstrike</b> 214-212 BCE S1211 Cr69-6</p><p><br /></p><p>This was sold as a Roman Republic Janus Head... none were ever this small. It turns out to be an overstrike of a Roman Sextans over a Syracuse Hieron II.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>A) Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II</b>, 275-215 BCE AE head of Poseidon left, rev. IEP-ÙNOÓ, trident flanked by dolphins, Ó[?] below (SNG Morcom 828 var.), dark green patina.</p><p>Obv. Diademed head of Poseidon left.</p><p>Rev. IEPΩNOΣ, Ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; below, N.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>OVERSTRUCK</b> by:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>B) Anonymous AE-Sextans</b>, Sicily, 211-208 BC.</p><p>Head of Mercury right wearing winged petasos; • • above. Rev. Prow of galley right; grain ear above, <b>IC</b> before, <b>ROMA</b> below.</p><p>Crawford 69/6b; Sydenham 310d; BMCRR 280.</p><p><br /></p><p>19mm / 5.3g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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