357, Lot: 23. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Messana. The Mamertinoi. 264-241 BC. Æ (27mm, 18.35 g, 7h). Laureate head of Ares right; spear to left / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings spread. Särström Series II, Group A, 42; BAR Issue 5; CNS 3 Ds 4; HGC 2, 865. VF, dark green patina, area of flat strike. Rare symbol.

From the Camerata Romeu Collection.