V series Æ Uncia. South East Italy, circa 211-210 BC. Helmeted head of Roma to right; • (mark of value) behind / Prow to right; ROMA above, V in right field, • (mark of value) in exergue. R. Russo, 'Unpublished Roman Republican Bronze Coins' in Essays in Honour of Charles Hersh, 1918, p.142, 44; Crawford 87/-; NAC 7, 476 (CHF 4,000). 3.05g, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine; dark green patina. Extremely Rare; the third recorded example.
From a private English collection;
Acquired from Bertolami Fine Arts.