Anonymous bronze Sextans, ca. 211 to 206 BC (Item Number : 9203)January 23, 2005 
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            Anonymous, ca. 211 to 206 BC 
            Denomination : Bronze Sextans  Mint : Catana in Sicily ?
            Date : 211 to 206 BC.
            Reference : Sear 1211
            Size : 19.7 x 20.2 mm. Weight : 5.72 grams. 
            Grade : F/VF but cleaned and slightly rough.
            Obverse : Head of Mercury right, wearing the winged petausus, with 
            two pellets above.
            Reverse : Prow of a Galley, with a corn ear above, KA monogram to 
            the right, and ROMA below.
            This type lacks the two pellets as a denomination mark on the 
            reverse that most other types have.  David Sear comments that the 
            type is probably minted in Sicily and that the KA monogram may be a 
            mint mark for the city of Catana.