The Collection of Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor Part III Local coinages of central Italy in the late Roman Republic Bronze, uncertain mint in central Italy 1st century BC, Æ 5.26 g. SEX Mercury, naked but for cloak over shoulders, standing l. holding small purse and caduceus; all within wreath. Rev. Bacchus riding a pig l., holding cantharus and thyrsus ; in l. field, [AV] ligate. All within wreath. Bahrfeldt, RSN 1904, p. 415, 63 Panormus). Calciati 149 (Panormus). Clive Stannard, Local coinages of central Italy in the late Roman republic, Provisional catalogue October 2007, pl. 29. Rare. Dark green patina and extremely fine Ex Lanz sale 42, 1987, 365.