Greek Coins. Bruttium, The Brettii.
Drachm circa 216-214, AR 4.78 g. Diademed bust of Nike r. Rev. BPETTIΩN Naked river-god facing with chlamys over l. arm, crowning himself and holding sceptre; in r. field, thymiaterion and K. Scheu 9. Arslan 46/64. Pozzi 269 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 1959.
In an exceptional state of preservation. Perfectly struck and centred on a full flan and
with a spectacular old cabinet tone. Good extremely fine
Ex Triton VIII, 2005, 47; Triton XII, 2009, 51 and Triton XVI, 2013, 192 sales. From the collection of an aesthete.