
I find Rutter in HNItaly convincing for his suggestion of Syracusan influence here. I also give Crawford’s views below. I just wonder if Arpi isn’t the inspiration or even the mint location for RRC 15/1. At very least it shows earlier reception of the Syracusan types among Rome’s allies.

RRC II.714 (Sorda should read Sordi):
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CMRR 64:

This is what Sorda says that Crawford dismisses:




Update 12/30/2020:
The follow proposes a radical redating that ignores the hoard evidence and that of the weight standard.