AE biunx Capua, 216-211 BC

HNI 486    13.09 g    Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 33 2006 lot 9
                      Estimate 1,000 CHF, realized 2,800 CHF (approx. 2,171 USD) 

type HNI 486



Capua 
d=26 mm
Biunx circa 216-211, æ 13.09 g. 
Laureate head of Zeus r.; behind, two stars. 
Rev. Eagle, with head l. and spread wings, standing r. on thunderbolt; on either side, star. In exergue, CAPU retrograde in Oscan characters. 
Sambon 1029. SNG France 489. SNG ANS 204. Giard, Capoue, 8. Historia Numorum Italy 486.

Rare. Wonderful untouched green patina, extremely fine