CNG 87, Lot: 912. Estimate $500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anonymous. Circa 300/280-276 BC. AR Didrachm (18mm, 7.39 g, 9h). Uncertain (Neapolis?) mint. Helmeted head of Mars left; oak spray behind / Horse’s head right, wearing bridle, on base inscribed ROMAN[O]; stalk of grain behind. Crawford 13/1; Burnett 17 (OC/R11); Sydenham 1; RSC 4. VF, toned, double strike on obverse, compact flan.