374, Lot: 17. Estimate $100. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Aitna. 354/3-344 BC. Æ Tetras (17.5mm, 7.27 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Kore right / Horse prancing right, trailing rein; M above. Castrizio Series I, 2; Campana 5; CNS 3; HGC 4, 74. VF, dark brown patina, a few spots of green.
From the David Wray Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 130, 4 January 2006), lot 98.
This issue was probably produced by Campanian mercenaries before their expulsion from Aitna by Timoleon.