407, Lot: 712. Estimate $100. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. The Execution of Tarpeia. Circa 753 BC. Cast CU Medal (35mm, 30.18 g, 3h). By uncertain Italian artist, possibly Valerio Belli,, or his school, circa 1520s-1540s, or slightly later. VHE (= VAE) MICHI (woe to me) to left, half-length bust of Tarpeia right; to right, oval shield decorated with aegis / The Slaying of Tarpeia by the Sabines. BC&G –. VF, brown surfaces.

From the B.H. Collection.