It was a big win for the little guy and common sense.

A Manhattan appeals court this week overturned a $2,000 fine levied in 2011 against Brooklyn carpenter Albert Prince for taking a TV antenna from a pile of curbside trash.

Prince, 58, who makes art out of recyclables, said he didn’t realize his scavenging activity was illegal.

The Appellate Division panel called the penalty “unconstitutionally excessive.”