4436
Auction #21
Lot Number: 61408
Estimate: $300.00
Final Sale Price: $225.50
Denomination: 19mm
Grade: Good Fine green patina
Reference: SNG ANS 40; Robinson, NumChron 1964, pl. V, 18

  Etruria, Arretium. Circa 208-207 BC. Æ 19mm (3.66 gm). Head of an African right /
  Elephant standing right; Etruscan M below. SNG ANS 40; Robinson, NumChron 1964, pl.
  V, 18. Near VF, green patina, slight cracks in surface. Rare. Estimate $300.

  Perhaps the only ancient numismatic depiction of a sub-Saharan African person.

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