NGC Certification # 6158580-004
Choice Extra Fine with scratches and smoothing according to NGC
From the Second Punic War, the War with Hannibal, this coin was struck in the toe of Italy while Hannibal was down there after the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC
The coin weighs 4.16 grams of silver and shows the goddess Hera Lakinia on the obverse and on the reverse shows Zeus standing with an eagle holding a wreath before him
ANCIENT GREECE. BRUTTIUM. "League of the Brutish." Drachm (217-214 BC). A/ Laureate, draped and pole-wearing bust of Hera Lacinia to right., fly behind. R/ Zeus to the left. with scepter and supporting foot on Ionic column, to left. eagle with garland; ΒΡΕΤΤΙΩΝ. AR 4.14 g. 19.3 mm. COP-1615. SBG-515. Scarce. Former col. Guardian
