353, Lot: 773. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN. First Punic War. Æ Medal (31mm, 11.05 g, 12h). Roman Series: The Battle of Mylae, 260 BC. By J. Dassier and sons. Dated 492 AR (260 BC) [issued mid-18th century]. Scene of naval battle; PREMIERE GUERRE/PUNIQUE./A.R. 492. in three lines in exergue / Columna navalis (columna Duilia) set on base rising from waves; POUR LEMPIRE/DE L MER • in two lines in exergue. Eisler 21a. VF, brown patina. A later cast.