AT Series Æ Sextans. Rome, 169-158 BC. Head of Mercury to right, wearing winged petasos; •• (mark of value) above / Prow of galley to right; AT (ligate) above, •• (mark of value) before, ROMA below. Crawford 192/-; Sydenham -; R. Russo, Essays Hersh, pl. 21; RBW 825. 6.38g, 20mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare; not in Crawford, nor in the Paris, British Museum or Hannover collections.
This coin published in Richard Schaefer's Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP), binder 8, p. 176, available online at: http://numismatics.org/archives/ark:/53695/schaefer.rrdp.b08#schaefer.rrdp.b08_0129;
Ex Andrew McCabe Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 93, 6 January 2022, lot 883 (collector's ticket included);
Acquired from Numismatica Ars Classica AG, 2010.
Price realized | 750 GBP |
Starting price | 180 GBP |
Estimate | 300 GBP |