Bull Wheel, Semis
Cr24.4 269 to 240 BC
Seller's Pics
I took pics with several different lights. This one shows the features best, but not the color.
Roma/Wheel series. AE Cast Semis, c. 230 BC.
Obv - Bull leaping left; S below.
Rev - Wheel of six spokes; between two spokes, S.
99.8 grams 1, 50.0 mm, die rotation 00
Grade, rrdenarius - VF; seller - VF, aVF, Rare 2
well centered, nice casting with good features, wheel on
reverse is low profile, no flan flaws, typical style; patina 3 - light
tan, the patina color & fine surface irregularities make seeing and
photographing features hard; no damage;
Cr. 24/4; 265 to 242 BC; Wt Std = 270
BMC Greek Italy; Pg 54, Central Italy #5 & #6
Haeberline; Pg 59 - 60, 70 examples, 104.3 to 171.2 grams;
Pl 25, 1-7
HNI, 327
Sear: 535
RBW, 34
Sydenham CRR = 60; Syd AG = 87; Syd collection =
T & V, 32; 269 to 240 BC
Vecchi, ICC, 67
Garrucci, Table XL, #1; Pg 21, Wt = 4 ounce + 18 den = 133.2
grams
not in BMCRR, Bab / RSC
Notes:
1 1. Weights
from various sources:
a. _ On
Line Haeberline
b. Number 37 70
c. Max
Wt, gr 166 171
d. Min
Wt, gr 92 105
e. Avg
Wt 128 133
f. St
Dev 19 15
2. 2. Vendor
called the coin “Rare”. I found 70 examples in Haeberline, 13 examples in the
ANS web site CRRO and another 24 from various places in books and on the web.
Two CoinTalk members have posted their examples of this coin - Andrew McCabe on
Oct 15, 2019; AncientJoe on Sep 6, 2014.
3. 3. Vendor
said: “Untouched earthen light green patina.” I do not see green, but that is
often the case because I am a bit color blind.
Two early cast semis: Bull / Wheel and Pegasi / Pegasi
Two early and one late Semis.
Plate of Bull / Wheel from Haeberlin.
He illustrates 7 of the 70 examples in his book.
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