Roman Republic Æ Currency Bar Fragment. Rome, circa 280-250 BC. Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, with wings spread / Pegasus flying left; [RO]M[ANOM] below. Crawford 4/1a; ICC 13; HN Italy 256. 365.97g, 50mm x 73mm.
Condition as seen.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection;
Privately purchased from D.F. Grotjohann in 2010.
Italo Vecchi notes: The eagle of Jupiter on a thunderbolt symbolises war and Pegasus is a symbol of glory, power and speed as well as imagination," ref. Italian Cast Coinage, 2013, p. 29. "