Two Rare Issues from Morgantina
Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 135. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007. Sold For $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Morgantina. Circa 339/8-317 BC. Æ Litra (17.33 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right; behind, small
G above owl standing right, head facing / Lion standing right, tearing at head of stag; monogram in exergue. Erim & Jaunzems 7 (O3/R6); SNG ANS 466; SNG Copenhagen 473; BMC 9; SNG München 749 (all from the same dies). VF, red-green and brown patina. Rare.
From the Alain Lagrange Collection.