Roman republic - Sextans with mercury extremy rare (D21150)

The Roman Republic Struck Coinage

C. SAX. series

Sextans, Central Italy circa 169-158, Æ 6.82 g. 20 mm  Bust of Mercury r., caduceus on shoulder; above, two

pellets. Rev. Prow r.; above, SAX ligate and before, two pellets. Below ROMA. Babelon Clovia 4.

Sydenham 361d. Crawford 180/5. Extremely rare. We maintain that the series SAX and C.SAX were issued by the same magistrate, even if the former was struck in central Italy while the latter was minted in Rome. This can be deduced from not only the very different styles of the two series, but also from the presence of the mariners on the deck of the SAX series, which is typical of the issues struck in Central Italy