BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 260-215 BC. Æ (20mm, 6.60 g, 3h). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 611
Lot: 45. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Bronze

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BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 260-215 BC. Æ (20mm, 6.60 g, 3h). Laureate head of Apollo left; [symbol behind neck] / Tripod. HN Italy 2543; Dow, ACTTB, p. 235 (this coin). Dark green patina, with a spot of red on obverse. Near VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex D. Alighieri Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 210, 13 May 2009), lot 1.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Paul’s Journey to Rome (AD 57-62). CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Joseph Dow placed this coin in the chapter on Paul's Journey to Rome (AD 57–62), the New Testament voyage recorded in Acts in which Paul, sailing as a prisoner toward trial in the imperial capital, passed through the Strait of Messina and put in briefly at Rhegion itself before continuing north to Puteoli, a detail Acts records by name.

Closing Date and Time: 17 June 2026 at 10:14:40 ET.

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