Crawford 216/2a, Roman Republic, 148 BC., Rome mint, moneyer L. Sempronius Pitio, Æ As.
Roman Republic, moneyer L. Sempronius Pitio, Rome mint, ca. 148 BC.,
As (ø 28-30 mm / 24,99 g), bronze, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 20°),
Obv.: PI - I - TIO , laureate head of Janus, value mark I above dividing PI and TIO.
Rev.: L·SE{MP} / I / ROMA , (MP in monogram), prow of galley right; value mark I to right; above, L·SE{MP}; below, ROMA.
Crawford 255, 216/2a (citing 24 specimens of both var. in Paris) ; Babelon Sempronia 3 ; Sydenham 403 ; BMCRR Rome 718 .
the moneyer is a L. Sempronius Pitio, not otherwise known.