151, Lot: 16. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Kentoripai. Æ Dekonkion (26mm, 12.28 g, 6h). Laureate head of Zeus right, small eagle at left / D, below thunderbolt. Calciatti III 4Ds6. Good Fine, dusty green patina.

The letter D on the reverse = “Deka” or ten. This is apparently the only usage of the “acrophonic” numbering system on a coin. In this system, the first letter of the Greek name of a number is used for the number, e.g. P = 5.