375, Lot: 164. Estimate $300. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Himera. Circa 500-483/2 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.58 g, 5h). Cock standing left / Hen standing right in linear square within incuse square. Kraay Group VIb/VII, – (O106/R122 [unlisted die combination]); HGC 2, 423. VF, toned, some light cleaning marks, obverse a little off center, die wear on obverse.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 142 (17 October 2005), lot 3443 (part of).

This coin provides a new die link between Kraay’s Groups VI and VII. Previously, this reverse die was first known on coins of Group VII, which is composed of thirteen tightly linked obverse dies. However, this coin shows that the reverse die was first used on coins in Group VIb.