Minerva Bull Aes Grave Fraction Crawford 37, 225 BC

Minerva Bull aes grave Asses are not common. I found only 3 in sales for the last 20 years on acsearch. Crawford lists lists three symbols above the bull on this coin in Roman Republican Coinage: #37/1a, b, c = L, I, Caduceus. Aes Grave by E. J. Haeberlin has 23 examples of which 2 are fragments.

Seller's (Numismatic Studio Tintinna of Campani Massimo) pics.

My pics plus some colorful knitting by my wife.

Pics of the coin from Garrucci.

Pics of the coin from Haeberlin. 

Roman Republic

Aes Grave fragment of an As from the Miverva Bull series 225 BC, mint uncertain

Obv – Head of Minerva, facing, wearing helmet with three crests, hair cascading to shoulders

Rev – Bull standing to right (only parts of the back two legs are showing); In Ex RO[MA]; this fragment does not show the marks above the bull: L, I or a caduceus. Grueber and earlier authors are not sure if the L stands for a town (Luceria) or one pound (Libra).   

37.1 X 29.2 X 10.2 mm

43.22 grams

BB +, Light Brown / Green patina

Crawford 37/1a, b or c Crawford lists three symbols above the bull.

Grueber Italy AG 1 or 2

Sydenham RRC – 138 & 139

Sydenham AG – 34 & 35

Haberline – pg 141 – 143, 23 examples including 2 fragments; plates 55 – 56

Garrucci - pg 17; plate XXXII # 4 & 5

Vecci ICC – 72 or 73

T&V – 43 or 43a

HNI – 331

	rrd data	Hab data
Weight	43.16	279
Weight - max	321.1	336.0
Weight - min	225.0	204.6
Weight - avg	275.7	276.8
Weight - st dev	34.3	36.6
Number	12	21
Diameter - max	37
Diameter - min	29
Diameter - max	75.8
Diameter - min	71.5
Diameter - avg	73.3

Centering	NA
Strike	ok
Flan flaws	broken flan
Style	typical
Patination	light greenish brown
Damage	broken flan