CNG 105, Lot: 650. Estimate $750. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anonymous. Circa 280 BC. Æ Aes Grave Semis (55mm, 158.30 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Mars left; horizontal S (mark of value) below / Bare head of Venus left; horizontal S (mark of value) below. Crawford 14/2; ICC 26; HN Italy 269. Good VF, green and brown patina, edge loss due to attempted piercing. A strong and detailed example.

From the Collection of a Director. Ex Münz Zentrum XXX (21 November 1977), lot 19.