Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 1136. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

OSTROGOTHS. Uncertain king. Early to mid 6th century. Æ 42 Nummi (9.95 g). Countermarked early imperial bronze issue. Mark of valuation (XLII) cut into obverse of a Rome mint as of Agrippa with Neptune reverse (RIC I 58). COI -; Morrisson, Re-use -; MEC 1 -. Coin Good Fine, valuation mark clear. Rare and of historical interest.

From the Giamba Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica B (25 February 1992), lot 2303.