420, Lot: 384. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Anonymous. 189-180 BC. Æ Quadrans (20.7mm, 6.95 g, 11h). Victory and LFP series. Rome mint. Head of Hercules right, wearing lion’s skin headdress; ••• (mark of value) behind / Prow of galley right; Victory flying right, holding wreath, and LFP (ligate) above, ••• (mark of value) to right, ROMA below. Crawford 144/4; Sydenham 300c; Type as RBW 643. VF, dark green patina with light earthen highlights/deposits. Rare.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex RBW Collection duplicate, purchased from M. Tempestini, 1995.