Triton XVI, Lot: 172. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETRURIA, Populonia. 3rd century BC. AR 10 Asses – Denarius (17mm, 4.18 g). Laureate head of Aplu left; X (mark of value) behind / Blank. Vecchi III 13 (same obv. die); HN Italy 168; SNG ANS 26; SNG Lloyd 24 (same obv. die); SNG Ashmolean 14–7 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 39 (same obv. die); Basel 14; Weber 64 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned. Early die state and free of the normal die rust.

Ex Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 25.