Watch List notes:

First light L series. AE Semis. Luceria mint, 214-212 BC. Obv. Head of Saturn right; below, S set horizontally. Rev. Prow right; above, S; before, L; below, ROMA. Cr. 97/10; RBW 407. AE. 14.14 g. 28.00 mm. RR. Very rare. Emerald green patina with earthen deposits. VF. This RRC 97/10 semis is from the main Luceria mint and is considerably rarer than the later and lighter RRC 97/17 and 97/24 issues, both likely minted near Herdonia. This specific coin helped solve one acute dilemma on the L mintmarked issues – where to place the L Dextans and Quincunx types – at Luceria, or in the more southerly Herdonia area mint? Instinct places them with the more southerly location along with L-T mintmark bronzes having the Dioscuri on the reverse. However, the hair patterns on this 97/10 semis exactly match those on the Dextans and Quincunx, as does the engraving style and flan – these coins were all made from flat dies with good parallel strikes on flat flans. The semis is much rarer than the dextans, but less rare than the quincunx. [Andrew McCabe].