64, Lot: 42. Estimate $500. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Aitna. Circa 400-350 BC. Æ Hemilitron (24mm, 18.29 gm).
AITNAIW-N, head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Horse prancing right; M above. Calciati III pp. 141-143, 1; SNG ANS 1301 (part 5); BMC Sicily -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Morcom -; Laffaille -; Virzi 527. Nice VF, choice green patina, some minor roughness. Scarce.
From the David Freedman Collection.
A very rare specimen showing the full ethnic on the obverse. None of the 21 specimens illustrated in Calciati show the complete ethnic!