Unpublished Legend Variant

Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 92. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Fifth Democracy. 214-212 BC. AR 12 Litrai (10.05 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena left, wearing aegis / Artemis standing left, drawing bow; below, hound springing left; DIFI to left. Cf. Burnett, Enna 34 (same obv. die, recut to add aegis); SNG ANS -. EF, toned. Extremely rare with DIFI, unpublished in this arrangement.

Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 53.

The Enna hoard coin, 34, is the sole published example with DIFI, but the letters are arranged FI/DI.