Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 566 Price realized: 3,750 USD (Approx. 3,435 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Anonymous. Circa 250-240 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.69 g, 6h). Neapolis(?) mint. Head of Roma (or Diana) right, wearing Phrygian helmet; cornucopia to left / Victory standing right, attaching wreath to long palm frond; ROMANO to left, I to right. Crawford 22/1; Burnett, Romano, pl. I, 10; Sydenham 21; HN Italy 295; RSC 7; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 36 var. (control); Kestner –; RBW –. Toned, minor marks under tone. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 916; Frederick H. Rindge Collection (Malter XXX, 7 June 1985), lot 1444. While this series is not particularly rare, the I control is considerably rarer than the others. It is unlisted in Crawford and this coin is the only specimen recorded in CoinArchives. Estimate: 2000 USD |