Æ20 uncia of Atella 216-211 BC
Obv. hd Sol facing
Rev. elephant, aderl
HNI 468 6.29 g Classical Numismatic Group > Triton VIII 2005 lot 18
Estimate 1,500 USD, realized 3,500 USD
type HNI 468
CAMPANIA, Atella. Circa 216-211 BC. Æ Uncia (6.29 gm, 7h).
Estimate $1500
CAMPANIA, Atella. Circa 216-211 BC. Æ Uncia (6.29 gm, 7h).
Radiate facing bust of Sol; [star to left] / Elephant standing right.
SNG Morcom -; SNG France 408 (same reverse die); SNG ANS -; SNG Copenhagen -; HN Italy 468; Basel 30 (this coin).
Good VF, attractive green patina, flan crack.
Overstruck on a Roman Republican Æ semiuncia, head of Mercury right wearing petasos / Galley; Crawford 38/7. ($1500)
From the Tony Hardy Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 13 (8 October 1998), lot 30.