294, Lot: 5. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.46 g, 3h). Third coinage. Attic standard. Second Punic War issue. Diademed and draped bust of Nike right; crescent and club behind / Dionysos standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding scepter; to right, serpent above Σ. Arslan dies 43/60 (unlisted combination); Scheu S43; HN Italy 1961. VF, toned, a couple tiny deposits on obverse, a few light scratches on reverse.

From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection. Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 734.