Watch List notes:

Spintria. AE 19; Spintria; c. 22-37 AD, AE 19, 3.71g. Buttrey, Spintriae, Num. Chron. 1973, Scene 7. Obv: A woman reclining r. on her front on a couch, supporting her upper body on her l. elbow and looking back l. at a man who is making love to her, and whose r. arm she grasps; a footstool and drapery are seen under the couch, and additional drapery hangs in l. background. Rx: Numeral II within circle of dots and laurel wreath. Our obverse is from a different die than the specimen illustrated by Buttrey, pl. 3, 7. Buttrey, p. 60, knew of no specimen like ours combining this scene with the number II on reverse.. F

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