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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 8046785, member: 74282&quot;]For some relevant coins, here are a few more from my collection from Sicily, some with the mintmark, others fully anonymous:</p><p><br /></p><p>An uncia. Crawford places this in the same Crawford 42 series that the quadrigatus above is in, but it is not clear to me if these should actually be situated as such, however the issue is likely contemporary and probably related to the military activities surrounding the Siege of Syracuse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392854[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic Æ Uncia(20.43 mm, 6.35 g, 7 h). Corn-ear(grain-ear) series. 214-212 B.C. Sicilian mint. Helmeted head of Mars right; behind, • / Prow of galley right; ROMA and grain ear above; below, •. Crawford 42/4; Sydenham -</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex Old Pueblo Coin, Tucson AZ, eBay, 13 Feb 2020, ex Agora 68, 15 Aug 2017, lot 149, ex RBW Collection, ex Lanz 40, 25 May 1987</p><p><br /></p><p>This victoriatus is a scarce example of Crawford 67/1, a fully anonymous issue that shares some stylistic similarities with some of the victoriati with the wheatear mintmark. Crawford places all the corn-ear victoriati under a single number, Crawford 72/1, however they come in a variety of styles, some matching this 67/1 type and others closer to the 70/1 minted below, and I believe the mint-marked examples should be broken up into separate types, just like the fully-anonymous ones.[ATTACH=full]1392855[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic AR Victoriatus(16 mm, 2.98g, 6h). Anonymous, circa 211-208 B.C., Sicilian mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Border of dots / Victory right crowning trophy; in exergue, ROMA. Line border. Crawford 67/1; BMCRR Italy 137</p><p><br /></p><p>This type, Crawford 68/1a with the wheat-ear mintmark on the reverse and the angular obverse style and &quot;spike&quot; on the back of the helmet is an exceedingly rare type, however its fully-anonymous counterpart of the same style, Crawford 68/1b, which lacks the mintmark, is much more common.&nbsp; It&#039;s not obvious why so few dies of this issue have the mintmark, but it is one of my favorite Roma/Dioscuri coins in my entire collection</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392856[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic AR Denarius(4.35g, 11h), Corn-ear series, 211-208 B.C., Sicilian mint. Helmeted head of Roma right with &quot;spike&quot; on rear of helmet; behind, X / The Dioscuri galloping right; below, corn-ear(wheat ear); ROMA in linear frame. Crawford 68/1a</p><p><br /></p><p>This victoriatus, like the 67/1 above, is a fully anonymous sicilian issue, but shares many stylistic similarities with those with the wheat-ear mintmark. This is one of my favorite victoriatus issues because of the expressive, high relief engraving the obverses often exhibit. These fully anonymous issues are much more commonly encountered in the market than the examples with the mintmark and I do not yet have an example with the mintmark.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392857[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic AR Victoriatus(17 mm, 3.35g, 11h). Anonymous, circa 211-208 B.C., Sicilian mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Border of dots / Victory right crowning trophy; in exergue, ROMA. Line border. Crawford 70/1; BMCRR Italy 139; Russo RBW 297(variety with double skirt).</p><p><br /></p><p>This Crawford 72/4 quinarius is the more common of the two quinarii issues with the wheat-ear mintmark. The rarer type, in a similar style to the 68/1a illustrated above, is still missing from my collection. These examples tend to be very finely engraved and in my opinion are some of the best engraved quinarii struck during the Second Punic War.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392861[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic AR quinarius(15mm, 2.05g, 11h). Anonymous, wheat-ear/corn-ear series, ca. 211-210 B.C., Sicilian mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, V behind / The Dioscuri riding right, each holds a spear; wheat-ear/corn-ear below; in linear frame, ROMA. Crawford 72/4; Sydenham 194</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex RBW Collection, Agora 73, 3/27/2018, lot 206, privately purchased from Dmitry Markov, 9 September 1994[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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