BRUTTIUM. The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 15.5 mm, 1.89 g, 1 h), struck during the Second Punic War. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin. Rev. BPETTIΩN Eagle, with outstretched wings, standing to left on a thunderbolt; in the field to right, rudder shown horizontally. Arslan (A207/R210). BMC 35. HN III 1972. Scheu 2. Very rare. A particularly elegant coin of fine style. Minor metal faults on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From a German collection, ex Lanz/Bernardi 148, 4 January 2010, 6 and from a European collection formed in the 1960s.