420, Lot: 394. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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L. Saufeius. 152 BC. Æ Semis (25.1mm, 12.14 g, 10h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn right; S (mark of value) to left / Prow of galley right; L•SAVF (VF ligate) and crescent above, S (mark of value) to right, ROMA below. Crawford 204/3; Sydenham 385a; Type as RBW 876. VF, attractive dark green patina with touches of red. Rare.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex JD Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 78, 26 May 2014), lot 403; Goodman Collection (Triton I, 2 December 1997), lot 1055.