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| Calabria. Brundisium. Time of the Second Punic War Æ Semis |
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Attribution: Unpublished?
Date: 217-200 BC
Obverse: Laureate head of Poseidon right, M•CER before
Reverse: Youth riding on dolphin left, holding Nike and lyre, S in right field, BRVN in exergue
Size: 22.23mm
Weight: 8.54 grams
Rarity:  7
Description: near VF. No examples found in online databases or standard references. It seems more than just coincidence that this coin bears the the name M CER, perhaps for Marcus Sergius, Roman general and hero of the Second Punic War. He lost his right hand in battle and it was replaced by the first recorded prosthetic hand made of iron. Sergius was twice captured by Hannibal and escaped both times.
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