From the Moretti Collection

327, Lot: 16. Estimate $500. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETRURIA, Populonia. Late 3rd century BC. Æ Triens (31mm, 20.58 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Menrva right; •••• (mark of value) below / Owl standing facing, with wings spread; stars flanking, •••• (mark of value) above. EC Series 133, 23 (O2/R3) = Vecchi IV, 3.2 (this coin, illustrated); HN Italy 184. VF, green patina, some rough spots and deposits, usual crude strike. Rare.

From the Continental Collection. Ex Athos D. Moretti Collection; Numismatica Ars Classica 7 (1 March 1994), lot 20.