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Italian small-change Æ semis, foot symbol, 1st Century B.C.

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Imitations of Roman Republic coinage, Italy, Æ Semis(9.75g). 1st century B.C., Italian mint. Laureate head of Saturn right, S behind/Prow of galley right; above, foot facing left; below, ROMA. Cf. Crawford "Unofficial Imitations and small change under the Roman Republic," AIIN 29(1982), 67

Ex Xago, eBay, 21 April 2020, ex Sternberg 35, 29 October 2000, 389(where it was misattributed as a new, unique, official type with an accordingly too-high estimate)

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