198, Lot: 4. Estimate $150. Sold for $145. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLANDS off SICILY, Lopadusa(?). Circa 2nd Century BC. Æ 17mm (2.86 g, 12h). Crab / Caduceus within wreath. CNS III -; SNG Copenhagen 483 (Islands of Tunisia?). Fine, dark brown patina, a little off-center. Rare.
Calciati tentatively attributes the related series with a crab on the obverse and symbol of Tanit on the reverse to Lopadusa.