Star series Æ Quadrans. Rome, 169-158 BC. Head of Hercules right; behind, three pellets / Prow right; star above, three pellets to right, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 196/4. 6.27g, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection.
The Star series coins are among the most difficult to classify in the Roman Republican series. McCabe and Shaefer have reclassified this coin to 196 (not 113) - see the Numismatic Chronicle 2011, p. 99 for a full explanation.