CNG 85, Lot: 740. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anonymous. Circa 250-240 BC. AR Didrachm (18mm, 6.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Roma (or Diana) right, wearing Phrygian helmet; pelta behind / Victory standing right, attaching wreath to palm frond; BB to right. Crawford 22/1; Sydenham 21a; RSC 7a. VF, toned, traces of porosity, shallow scratches below chin, edge tests. Rare.