327, Lot: 455. Estimate $75. Sold for $55. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Katane. Circa 186-170 BC. Æ (12mm, 1.21 g, 12h). Amphinomos advancing left, carrying his father / Anapias advancing left, carrying his mother. Casabona 17c; BAR Issue 17; CNS 13; HGC 2, 630. Near VF, dark red-brown patina.

From the Continental Collection.

Strabo (VI, 2:3) recounts the tale of Amphinomos and Anapias, who rescued their parents during an eruption of Aetna in the 5th century BC. The lava miraculously parted as it approached the brothers, allowing them to safely escape.