279, Lot: 200. Estimate $200. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave Triens (46mm, 84.98 g, 12h). Libral standard. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Minerva left; •••• (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; •••• (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/3a; Thurlow & Vecchi 53; Haeberlin pl. 17, 6-20; HN Italy 339. Near VF, dark green-brown patina, cut on neck, scrape on reverse, traces of earthen deposits.
From the Bruce R. Brace Collection. Purchased from George Beach in July 1981.