Crawford 97/17, Roman Republic, 211-208 BC., Luceria mint, anonymous, Semis

Roman Republic, Luceria mint, 211-208 BC., anonymous.
Semis (26-27 mm, 11,66 g), bronze, axis medal alignment ?? (ca. 0°),
Obv.: Laureate head of Saturn r.; S behind (mark of value), archaic L below.
Rev.: Prow r.; above, S (mark of value) and below, ROMA.
Crawford 97/17 ; Sydenham - ; RBW 412 .
Ex Künker 115

The Apulian bronze coinage of this period is explored in Andrew McCabe, “The Roman Bronze Coinage struck in Apulia and South East Italy in the Second Punic War,” in Proceedings XV International Numismatic Congress Taormina 2015.
Lucera (Lucerino: Lucére) is an Italian city of 34,243 inhabitants in the province of Foggia in the region of Apulia, and the seat of the Diocese of Lucera-Troia. The city sought Roman protection and in 320 BC was granted the status of Colonia Togata, which meant it was ruled by the Roman Senate. In order to strengthen the ties between the two cities, 2,500 Romans moved to Lucera. From then on, Lucera was known as a steadfast supporter of Rome.