Roman Republic Æ Triens(9.43g), anonymous(corn-ear KA series), 207-206 B.C., Sicilian(Catania?) mint. Helmeted head of Minerva right; above, •••• / Prow right with peaked deck structure; above, corn-ear/wheat-ear; below, Roma; before, KA(?) ligate. Crawford 69/4a; Sydenham 310c; Russo RBW 289.
Privately purchased from Aegean Numismatics, 8/3/2016, ex RBW Collection, CNG e-auction 379 lot 663(part)
This coin is overstruck on something with a diademed bust left, almost certainly a coin of Syracuse.
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