163, Lot: 5. Estimate $300. Sold for $225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.99 g). Diademed bust of Nike right; uncertain symbol behind / River god Aisaros standing facing, crowning himself and holding sceptre; to right, incense altar. Arslan dies 59/82’; Scheu S13; HN Italy 1959. VF, find patina.
Arslan refines Scheu’s chronology to a small degree, dating the Hera/Zeus type to 214/13-211/10 BC, and the Nike/Aisaros to 211/10-203 BC.