Roma Wheel As Crawford 24.3

Roma Wheel As 

Crawford 24.3, 265 to 242 BC

the seller's pic, mine are not better, but here they are

My wife's scarf as a background.

Roman Republican AE Cast As, Roma/Wheel series, Rome, c. 265-242 BC.

Obv - Head of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet with pinnate crest; behind, mark of value I, set horizontally.

Rev - Six-spoked wheel; between two spokes, I.

References, I have several for cast bronze.

Cr, RRC          24/3     265 to 242 BC; wt std = 270 grams

Gr,  BMCRR  -

RSC / Bab      - I could not find the coin in Babelon. 

BMC, Italy      pg 53, #2

T&V                31        269 to 240 BC

Vecchi ICC     66        230 BC; Rome; wt std 270 grams

Syd, CRR       59        8 – extremely rare

Syd, AG          86        pl 11, #4

Syd collection 112

Sear, RCV       525

HN Italy          326.

Haeb.               pl. 24,4-10; average weight of 44 examples = 271.31

Garrucci          T. XXXIX, #3

Kircheriano     T. VIII, #2

204.48 grams

66.0 mm

12 H 

RR.

A light example. Very rare. Lovely earthen emerald green patina. Good VF/About EF.

Below are size and weight data from internet searches (eem) and from Haeberline. 

	eem data	Hab data
Weight	204.48	271
Weight - max	282.20	307.7
Weight - min	204.40	228.2
Weight - avg	239.7	271
Weight - st dev	23.3
Number	14	44
Diameter - max	66
Diameter - min
Diameter - max	66.0
Diameter - min	60.0
Diameter - avg	61.8
Diameter - st dev	2.2

Grade, eem gVF   Grade, seller gVF / EF Centering well centered Strike nice casting with good features Flan flaws none Style typical Patination I see brown, seller said emerald green