Details
LOT 2650
Apulia, Arpi AE 20mm. Circa 3rd century BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to left; [ΔAI]OY before, [thunderbolt behind] / Boar running to right; spearhead above, APΠAN[ΩN] in exergue. HN Italy 642; SNG ANS 635-9; HGC 1, 534. Very Fine.(6.68gr, 20mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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