Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1559. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BYZACIUM, Thapsus. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Semis (4.98 g, 12h). Struck late 1st century BC. Capricorn right, [holding globe]; rudder below / Head of Neptune left; trident to right. RPC 792.5 (this coin); MAA 65; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, black-green patina, a few tiny lighter green and red deposits, struck on flan of irregular shape.

From the Patrick Villemur Collection.