A COLLECTION OF ETRUSCAN, EARLY ITALIAN AND ROMAN COINAGE, STRUCK COINAGE, Etruria, Populonia (3rd Century BC), Silver 2½-Asses, young male head facing right, UII behind, rev blank, 1.02g (EC Series 95.17 (2550) (O1), this coin, illustrated on pl. 87; Sambon 84, 88; Vecchi, SNR 71, 1992, 54.2, this coin; HN Italy 175). Old iridescent cabinet tone, very fine, rare.
ex Hess-Leu Auction 15, 7 April 1960, lot 26
Estimate: £350-400