Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1251. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CRETE, Cnossus. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (4.09 g, 12h). C. I(u)ve and Ti. Tarius, duoviri. Bare head right / Name and title of duoviri within laurel wreath. RPC 980.6 (this coin, illustrated; incorrect weight listed); Svoronos, Numismatique -. Fine, brown and green patina, light overall roughness. Very rare.

From the Patrick Villemur Collection.