Crawford 215/2a, Roman Republic, 148 BC., Rome mint, moneyer Q. Marcius Libo, Æ As.
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Roman Republic, moneyer Q. Marcius Libo, Rome mint, ca. 148 BC.,
As (ø 28-30 mm / 19,47 g), bronze, axes irregular alignment ↑↘ (ca. 140°),
Obv.: laureate head of Janus, value mark I above.
Rev.: Q·{MA}RC / LIB[O] / [RO]M[A] , prow of galley right; LIB[O] to right; above, Q·{MA}RC (MA ligate); below, [RO]M[A].
Crawford 255, 215/2a (citing 32 specimens of all 3 var. in Paris) ; Babelon Marcia 2 ; Sydenham 396 ; BMCRR Rome 702 .
the moneyer is a Q. Marcius Libo, not otherwise known.
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