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<p>[QUOTE="Montmercure, post: 8546262, member: 121901"]hello all .... and especially to lovers of Aes Grave </p><p><br /></p><p>I came across an interesting Sextans, currently on sale with the following explanations: </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin casting </p><p>Æ Sextans, circa 240 BC. </p><p>Obverse: Shell seen from above; below, two globules (pellets). </p><p>Rev: caduceus; globule (pellet) on both sides and on the right a sickle. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ref: Haeberlin pl. 31, 13-14. Aes Grave 53. Sydenham 48. Thurlow-Vecchi 40. <u><b>Crawford 8/25</b></u> </p><p><br /></p><p>64.30 g; 39 millimeters </p><p><br /></p><p>and beautiful illustrations that accompany the sale </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1509746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1509745[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If we consider its weight - <u><b>64.3 gr</b></u> - the coin presented cannot be (to my point of view) a Sextan from around 240 BC, because specimens listed so come from an <i>As</i> of 272 grams, that is to say that they weigh an average of 45.3 grams (1/6 of an As). And 53 grams at most*. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, there are Sextans of the same type and of the same order of weight, (<u><b>Crawford 14/5</b></u>) coming from an As of 322 grams, i.e. they weigh an average of 54 grams** (1/6 d'as) but they were current around 280 BC <u><b>and never have a sickle on the reverse</b></u> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So what about the Sextans for sale? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>*Haeberlin **CNG sale 282 lot 217 one copy at 68 grams[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Montmercure, post: 8546262, member: 121901"]hello all .... and especially to lovers of Aes Grave I came across an interesting Sextans, currently on sale with the following explanations: Coin casting Æ Sextans, circa 240 BC. Obverse: Shell seen from above; below, two globules (pellets). Rev: caduceus; globule (pellet) on both sides and on the right a sickle. Ref: Haeberlin pl. 31, 13-14. Aes Grave 53. Sydenham 48. Thurlow-Vecchi 40. [U][B]Crawford 8/25[/B][/U] 64.30 g; 39 millimeters and beautiful illustrations that accompany the sale [ATTACH=full]1509746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1509745[/ATTACH] If we consider its weight - [U][B]64.3 gr[/B][/U] - the coin presented cannot be (to my point of view) a Sextan from around 240 BC, because specimens listed so come from an [I]As[/I] of 272 grams, that is to say that they weigh an average of 45.3 grams (1/6 of an As). And 53 grams at most*. On the other hand, there are Sextans of the same type and of the same order of weight, ([U][B]Crawford 14/5[/B][/U]) coming from an As of 322 grams, i.e. they weigh an average of 54 grams** (1/6 d'as) but they were current around 280 BC [U][B]and never have a sickle on the reverse[/B][/U] So what about the Sextans for sale? *Haeberlin **CNG sale 282 lot 217 one copy at 68 grams[/QUOTE]
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