163, Lot: 2. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.54 g). Diademed bust of Nike right; two crescents behind / River god Aisaros standing facing, crowning himself and holding sceptre; to right, coiled serpent and
S. Arslan dies 40/56’; Cf. Scheu S42; HN Italy 1961. VF.
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.