452, Lot: 660. Estimate $750. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Anonymous. Circa 215-212 BC. Æ Aes Grave Semis (32mm, 28.59 g, 12h). Post-semilibral series. Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn left; S (mark of value) behind; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley left, pellet on prow; S (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 41/6a; ICC 107; Sydenham 102; Type as RBW 119. Dark green patina with some light earthen highlights/deposits, some minor chipping on edge, typical slight roughness. Good VF. Attractive high-relief design.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 665; Pegasi BBS 129 (8 July 2003), lot 208; Superior Galleries (31 May 1988), lot 1652; Monetarium 46 (Autumn 1986), no. 85 (CHF 650); Auctiones AG 15 (18 September 1985), lot 420.