401, Lot: 347. Estimate $300. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Plautius Hypsaeus. 194-190 BC. Æ Semis (26mm, 20.62 g, 2h). L.PL.H series. Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn right; S (mark of value) behind / Prow of galley right; LPLH (ligate) above, S (mark of value) to right, ROMA below. Crawford 134/3; Sydenham 333a; Type as RBW 601. VF, dark brown surfaces, some roughness. Extremely rare.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 5 (14 May 2012), lot 320.