327, Lot: 392. Estimate $75. Sold for $50. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Eryx. Circa 330-260 BC. Æ Onkia(?) (9mm, 0.85 g). Female head right / Octopus. Campana 55a; CNS 24; HGC 2, 949 (Motya). VF, dark brown patina.

From the Continental Collection.

As noted by Puglisi (p. 252), the majority of finds of this issue have been in the vicinity of Motya, suggesting it might originate from that city rather than Eryx.