983. ROME. Circa 280-276 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (Å771 gm). Beardless head of Janus on raised disk; I above / Head of Mercury left wearing winged petasos, on raised disk; I above. Thurlow-Vecchi 1; Crawford 14/1; Haeberlin pl. 38, 1-8. VF, dark brown patina under earthen encrustation. ($2000) CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 983. Lot sold for $2150. Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com