Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1255. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $440. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Early Italian and Roman Issues] ROME. 234-231 BC. Æ Litra (3.05 g, 2h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / ROMA below, horse rearing left, wearing bridle, bit, and reins. Crawford 26/3; Sydenham 29 (Half-litra); Kestner 56-65; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 70-74 (Half-litra). Good VF, wonderful dark blue-green patina, earthen highlights. ($300)