Lot 254:
Apex and hammer series. AE As, uncertain Campanian mint (Castra Claudiana?), 212 BC. Obv. Laureate head of Janus; above, I. Rev. Prow right; above, hammer and apex; before, I; below, ROMA. Cr. 59/2. 53.77 g. 37.50 mm. R. Rare and choice. Greenish brown patina. VF. The dating of this coin has been suggested by Roberto Lippi, based on a new soon to be published study.