Research Coins  
  
111, Lot: 157. Estimate $100. Sold for $187.  
 
ANONYMOUS. Circa 22-37 AD. Æ Tessera (3.39 gm). 

Laureate head of Augustus right within wreath
II within beaded border surrounded by wreath. 

T.V. Buttrey, "The Spintriae as a Historical Source," in NumChron (1973), 2. 

VF, green patina, tooled. 
 
Used with permission of CNG coins, www.cngcoins.com, September, 2009  

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