Issued During the Second Punic War

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 49. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AV Hemidrachm (2.13 g, 11h). Attic Standard. Second Punic War issue. Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin headdress; club behind, tiny G (engraver's signature) below / BRETTIWN, Nike, holding kentron and reins in left hand, driving biga right; serpent below. Arslan dies 5/8; Scheu G.8; HN Italy 1953; SNG ANS 15 corr.; SNG Lloyd 540; SNG Copenhagen 1613; Jameson 404; De Luynes 653 (all from the same dies). Superb EF, lustrous, very light scratch in field on reverse.