Struck at the height of the second Punic war, almost certainly right after Hannibal's invasion of Italy and victory at Cannae, this coin depicts a fascinating and unusual set of reverse imagery. The Roman moneyers decided to portray the mythic battle between Hercules and the centaur, most likely in an effort to represent the triumph of human strength (in this case Roman) and control over the uncivilized wilderness (or the Carthaginian forces). Interestingly it should be noted that the dating for this type has changed, yet still reflected this. In fact, in his 1938 work Antikes Geldwesen, Giesecke dates this type to the first Punic war (262-240 BC), which would in fact still reflect a sense of Roman cultural and military superiority in the midst of a civilizational death match.