1 Sextans
Features
| Issuer |
Meles
(Samnium)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 216 BC - 210 BC |
| Value | 1 Sextans = ⅙ As |
| Currency | As (circa 216-210 BC) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 22.23 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Cast |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 185138 |
| References | ICC 2013# 325 Italo Vecchi; 2013. Italian Cast Coinage. London Ancient Coins, London, United Kingdom. Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.Ernst Justus Haeberlin; 1910. Aes Grave: das Schwergeld Roms und Mittelitaliens einschliesslich der ihm vorausgehenden Rohbronzewährung. Joseph Baer, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. , CNAI# 2 Alberto Campana. Corpus nummorum antiquae Italiae (zecche minori) (2 volumes). Bradbury K. Thurlow, Italo Vecchi; 1979. Italian Cast Coinage: Italian aes grave. Vecchi, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Male head facing right with two dots behind.
Reverse
African elephant walking left.
Edge
Plain
Comments
While it would make sense for a legend to be under the elephant, on clearer examples, there seems to be no legends on this type.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (216 BC - 210 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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