380, Lot: 38. Estimate $200. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. Æ Double – Didrachm(?) (26mm, 16.62 g, 12h). First coinage. Laureate head of Apollo left; Γ below neck, tripod behind / Nike driving biga right; thunderbolt [and Γ] below. Pfeiler pl. 1, 2; HN Italy 1940. Near VF, dark green to black patina, roughness on the reverse. Extremely rare variety.
Ex Astarte XX (30 October 2009), lot 10 (hammer 1500 CHF).