One of Seven

374, Lot: 48. Estimate $150. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Galaria. Circa 430-420 BC. AR Litra (12mm, 0.68 g, 9h). Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos; ivy to left / Grape bunch on vine with leaves flanking. Campana, Galaria 2a/4, dies D3/R7 (this coin); HGC 2, 332. Near VF, toned, porous. Extremely rare, one of only seven examples, no additional pieces in CoinArchives.

From the David Wray Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 139, 10 May 2006), lot 48.