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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2508006, member: 74282&quot;]I recently got back from a business trip to the big ol&#039; state of Texas and the following coin was waiting for me, a Cr. 69/4 &quot;Corn-ear KA&quot; series sextans(you can see the remnants of the corn-ear/wheat ear just above the prow) from Sicily, overstruck on a Hieron II Poseidon/trident bronze from Syracuse. This series was struck near the end of the Second Punic War, a few years after the siege of Syracuse and in a very particular style unlike any other series of Republican bronze. Like this exampler these types almost always come overstruck on 3rd century BC Sicilian bronzes, generally from Syracuse. Below I&#039;ve highlighted the remnants of the trident on the reverse and you can see remnants of Poseidon from the undertype on the obverse as well, but the orientation of the undertype&#039;s obverse is not entirely obvious.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]533024[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]533025[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic Æ sextans(5.48g, 19mm), anonymous(corn-ear KA series), 207-206 B.C., Sicilian(Catania?) mint. Head of Mercury right; above, •• / Prow right with flat deck structure; above, corn-ear/wheat-ear; below, Roma; before, KA or IC ligate(off flan). Crawford 69/6. Overstruck on Hieron II Poseidon/Trident Æ, 275-215 B.C.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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