Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1558. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $430. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BYZACIUM, Thaena. Augustus or Tiberius. 27 BC-AD 14 or AD 14-37. Æ Dupondius? (14.90 g, 12h). A. Vibius Habitus, proconsul. Struck AD 13-17. Draped bust of Sarapis right / Bare male head (Augustus or Tiberius) right. RPC 810.3 = Amandry, Note 2 (this coin; illustrated in article); MAA 55; SNG Copenhagen -. Fair, brown surfaces. Extremely rare.

From the Patrick Villemur Collection.