Anonymous Æ As. South Italy, Second Punic War, circa 208 BC. Laureate head of Janus; I (mark of value) above / Prow right; I (mark of value) above, ROMA below. McCabe Group C3; RBW -; cf. Crawford 89/3 (club series). 42.10g, 35mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
From a private UK collection.
Andrew McCabe in his article in Essays Russo, "The Anonymous Struck Bronze Coinage of the Roman Republic" (2013, p. 139), links the obverse of this anonymous type with Crawford Series 80 (dolphin) and the reverse with Crawford Series 89 (club).