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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2410563, member: 74282&quot;]This one is probably my rarest coin by far, and I probably paid way too much for it(but it is too interesting not to), a Cr. 41/6e post-semilibral semis, minted during the transition period during the Second Punic War when Rome was switching from cast(aes grave) to struck bronzes. In the Crawford 41 series there are both cast and struck semises, both manufactured to the same weight standard, with the cast examples being much more common. Crawford only knew of one but there are at least 10 or so above ground, most of which have been documented in the past few years as the RBW collection has been disbursed. This one is the lightest and probably scrappiest example known and it has a heavy patina and corrosion that makes it very difficult to photograph, but it&#039;s identity is confirmed by a die match with one of the examples published by Russo in Essays Hersh as well as an example from the RBW collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type is a good reason to pay really close attention to your Republicn bronzes. Most sellers would probably misidentify this as one of the much more common later series, and while those bronzes are interesting in their own right, in my opinion this is one of the most interesting of all the struck prow bronzes minted during the Second Punic War.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]498122[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic Æ Semis(18.688g, 30mm). Anonymous post-semilibral series, 215-212 BC. Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn right, S behind/Prow of galley right, S above, ROMA below. Russo p. 140, 2 and pl. 16, 10 (same dies); McCabe Anonymous A1.Sm.2; Crawford 41/6e. Ex. Andrew McCabe.</p><p><br /></p><p>One more image that might help you see the details(from FORVM):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]498129[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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