Classical Numismatic
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715. Rhegion. Circa 356-351 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.85 gm). ΡΗΠΝΟΝ, laureate head of Apollo left / Lion scalp facing. Herzfelder 117h (dies D72/R99 - this coin). VF, corrosion on reverse. ($2000)
719. Terina. Circa 420400 BC. AR Nomos (7.99 gm). ΤΈΡΙΝΑΚ1Ν, head Ex Adolf Hess (1934), lot 115; Hamburger (1933), lot 90; Hamburger (1932) lotof nymph left; Π behind / Nike seated left on dppus, holding pomegranatetipped sceptre; Π to left. Holloway-Jenkins 58 = Jameson 480 (this coin). 33. Toned VF, light porosity around mouth. ($2500) Ex R. Jameson Collection.
716. Rhegion. Circa 270-203 BC. JE Trias (12.52 gm). Jugate heads of Apollo, laureate, and Artemis wearing Stephane; patera behind / ΡΗΓΙ ΝΩΝ, tripod; · · · · to right. BMC Italy pg.382,97. Near EF, dark brown patina. ($1000)
720. Terina. Circa 400-356 BC. AR Nomos (7.57 gm). ΤΕΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ, head of nymph right, hair in sakkos / TEPIN A, Nike seated left on dppus, holding patera, Nike crowns her with wreath. Holloway-Jenkins 83 (same dies); SNG ANS 851. Toned, near VF. ($500)
721. SICILY, Abakainon. Circa 420-400 BC. AR Litra (0.76 gm). Laureate male head right / ABA KAINI, boar standing right; acom. SNG Lloyd 777. Toned VF. Rare. ($300) 717. Rhegion. Circa 270-203 BC. JE Tétras(?) (7.19 gm). Laureate head of Apollo left; amphora (engraved over cornucopiae) behind / ΡΗΠ ΝΩΝ, tripod. SNG Morcom 475 (symbol described as kantharos). Near EF, dark green patina. ($300)
Extremely Rare Silver Litra of Aitna
722. Aitna. Circa 475-460 BC. AR Litra (0.56 gm). Shrimp left / ATTN, wheel of four spokes. A. Salinas, Le Moneie della Antiche Città di Sicilia, no. 475, otherwise unpublished in the major collections. Toned EF. Extremely rare. ($3000) Hieron of Syracuse captured Katana in 476 BC, expelling the inhabitants and resettling the dty with Syracusan colonists. The city wasrefounded as Aitna. In461 BC another upheaval saw the Syracusans driven off in their turn. The disappointed settlers started a new colony a few miles inland, also naming it Aitna. This litra was probably struck at Aitna-Katana, although the new Aitna is a more remote possibility. 718. Terina. Circa 440-425 BC. AR Nomos (7.93 gm). Head of nymph left, hair rolled / ΤΕΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ, Nike seated left on dppus, holding wreath and sceptre (not caduceus, pace Holloway-Jenkins). Holloway-Jenkins 10 (this coin). Toned, good VF. ' ($2000)
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723. Akragas. Circa 500-490 BC. AR Didrachm (8.90 gm). AKRA, eagle standing left / Crab. Jenkins, The Coinage of Gela, Group Oc; SNG ANS 927 (same dies). Toned VF. ($500)