Ex Henri de Nanteuil Collection
Pedigreed to 1909

Triton XVIII, Lot: 307. Estimate $3000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETRURIA, Populonia. 3rd century BC. AR 20 Asses (20mm, 8.33 g). Diademed facing head of Metus; X:X (mark of value) below / Blank. EC Group XII, Series 58.100 (O33) = Vecchi II, 55.10 = Nantueil 31 (this coin); HN Italy 152; SNG France 9 = SNG Delepierre 105 (same die); Boston MFA 1 (same die). EF, toned, minor area of flat strike, a couple nicks on reverse. Excellent metal.

From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1012; Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 2; Henri de Nanteuil Collection, 31; J. Bougerol Collection (Bourgey, 7 June 1909), lot 1.