CNG 93, Lot: 1081. Estimate $200. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Opimius. 169-158 BC. Æ Semis (26mm, 10.86 g, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn right; S (mark of value) behind / Prow of galley right; S (mark of value) to right. Crawford 188/2; Sydenham 362a. Fine, dark green patina, earthen deposits, light cleaning marks. Very rare.

Ex RBW Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 61, 5 October 2011), lot 799.