Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 94. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Morgantina. Circa 339/8-317 BC. Æ Hemidrachm (16.55 g, 12h). Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with serpents; behind neck guard, owl standing right, head facing; MOPΓANTIN[ΩN] before / Lion standing right, devouring stag’s head; Γ above, coiled serpent below. Erim & Jaunzems issue 6, 4 (O2/R3); Castrizio series I, 2; CNS 2; SNG Morcom 640; SNG ANS -; SNG Lloyd -; Rizzo pl. LX, 7; Basel 375; SNG Delepierre 3054 (same dies). EF, dark green patina. Exceptional for issue.

From the Paul H. Gerrie Collection. Ex David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 203.