169, Lot: 2. Estimate $100. Sold for $64. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GAUL, Massalia. Circa 49 BC- 1st century AD. Æ 12mm (1.68 g). MAS, turreted head of Tyche right / MAS, caduceus. Depeyrot, Marseille 75/12 corr.; de la Tour 2051; SNG Copenhagen 853. Good VF, dark brown patina.

From the J. S. Wagner Collection.

Depeyrot lists the BN and Copenhagen pieces under his Type 75, with helmeted head of Minerva / Caduceus, even thought the illustrations clearly show a bust of Tyche. This coin is much better preserved than either of those two specimens, and allows an undisputed identification of the type and the full legends.