Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 271. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Himera. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Didrachm (8.66 g, 1h). Cock standing left / Crab within shallow incuse circle. Westermark, Himera 7.1 (O3/R6 – this coin); SNG ANS 155; Hirsch 416 (same obv. die). Good VF, lightly toned, a little off center. Excellent metal.

From the J. Olphin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXVIII (8 December 1993), lot 30.