Thursday, May 16, 2019

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

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