From the Laffaille Collection
Triton XVIII, Lot: 353. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Himera. Circa 405-383/2 BC. Æ Hemilitron or Hexonkion (13mm, 1.60 g, 3h). Head of female facing slightly left, wearing tainia / Crawfish left; •••••• (mark of value) above, IME below. Kraay,
Bronze, p. 31, 4a; CNS 36; HGC 2, 482; SNG ANS –; SNG Lloyd –; Basel 308; Kampmann p. 119, top = Laffaille 151 (this coin); Virzi –. EF, dark green patina. Rare.
From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 90 (14 June 2000), lot 213; Maurice Laffaille Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 76, 19 September 1991), lot 151; Sternberg XVII (9 May 1986), lot 51.