Roman Republic AR Drachm(15mm, 3.19g, 8h), anonymous, circa 235 BC, Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse rearing left; above ROMA. Crawford 26/2; Sydenham 28; HN Italy 307; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 69b
Privately purchased from a friend in February 2024, privately purchased by him from Andrew McCabe in 2022, ex Roma Numismatics Auction 9, 22 March 2015, lot 492
The drachms of this period are considerably rarer than the didrachms.
Caveat Emptor: There are at least two cast fakes floating around made from this host coin apparently before it was sold at Roma in 2015. These were sold in Roma Numismatics e-sale 78, 17 December 2020, lot 969 and Noonans Auction 21, 8 March 2023, lot 132. Among other things the casts reproduce the scratches on the cheek which are obvious sharp scratches on this coin but do not appear to be on the casts. They are also underweight and have an overall porous look that appears to be from casting unlike the crystallization apparent on this coin
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