Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 52. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 211-208 BC. Æ Double – Didrachm (18.88 g, 1h). Fourth coinage. Head of Ares left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin; thunderbolt below / Hera Hoplosmia advancing right, holding shield with both hands, spear leans against her; BPETTIΩN to left, bucranium to right. Pfeiler p. 32, 4a; Scheu, Bronze 41; HN Italy 1987; SNG Morcom -; SNG ANS 100. EF, green-brown patina, slightly weak strike on reverse.

From the Paul H. Gerrie Collection. Ex Davis FPL 41 (Spring 2003), no. 15.