Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 1140. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

OSTROGOTHS. Uncertain king. Early to mid 6th century. Æ 42 Nummi (10.96 g). Countermarked early imperial bronze issue. Mark of valuation (XLII) cut into obverse of a Rome mint as of Domitian as Caesar with Spes reverse (RIC I 1053). COI -; Morrisson, Re-use 4; cf. MEC 1, 76 (Vespasian). Coin Good Fine, valuation mark clear. Rare.

From the Giamba Collection.