383, Lot: 443. Estimate $250. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anonymous. Circa 260-250 BC. Æ Double unit (26mm, 14.80 g, 8h). Messana (or Neapolis?) mint. Helmeted head of Minerva left / Eagle, with wings spread, standing left on thunderbolt, head right. Crawford 23/1; Sydenham 30; HN Italy 296; RBW 31. Fine, green and tan patina. Very rare.

From the RBW Collection. Ex Rauch 71 (28 April 2003), lot 426.