CLASSICAL NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS S A L E XVI
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A U G U S T 16, 1991
256 B R U m U M . Rhegion. Circa 350-270 BC. £ 22mm (9.60 gm). Facing lion scalp/ Pi ΠΊΝΩΝ, laureate head of Apollo right; A P monogram behind. B M C Italy pg. 378,60. Good VF, choice light brown patina. (300) 261 SICILY. Akragas. Before 406 BC. £ Hemilitron (13.81 gm). Eagle left, tearing at hare / Crab surrounded by six pellets; crayfish left below. Calciati 126. VF, olive green patina.
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257 SICILY. A d r a n o n . Circa 345 BC. £ 21 mm (7.77 gm). Laureale head of Apollo left / Lyre. Calciati ΠΙ 1 ; S N G Copenhagen 11. VF, green patina with some encrustation. Very r a r e city.
(5)ש 262 SICILY. A k r a g a s Before 406 B C / E O n k i a ( 1 9 2 gm). Head of eagle right/Crab; AK monogram below. Calciati 187/l(same dies); SNG ANS 1107. Near EF, daik green patina with red highlights. Rare. (350)
258 SICILY. Agyrion. Circa 344-336 B C . / E l 3mm ( 1 7 7 gm). Youthful head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Forepart of man-headed bull left; A(?) above, olive sprig between legs. Calciati ΠΙ 1 Ovar. VF, smooth dark green patina. Extremely r a r e (500) With single letter A(?) instead of legend ΠΑΛΑΓΚΛΙΟΣ, and the olive sprig not noted in Calciati, although the only specimen(out of 15)supe1ior to this piece,Calciati 1014, also shows the sprig.
259 SICILY. A i t n a C i r c a 4 0 5 4 0 1 BC. £ 25mm (16.47 gm). ΑΙΤ(ΝΑΙΩΝ), Helmeted head of Athena right / Prancing horse right, loose reins trailing behind; M above. Calciati ΙΠ 1 ; W e b e r l l 7 5 . VF.jade green patina. Rare. (500)
263 SICILY. Akragas. Before 406 BC. £ Hemilitron (17.28 gm), ΑΚΡΑΓΑΣ diademed and homed head of river god left /Eagle standing left on Ionic column, head reverted, crab in front; six pellets above. Calciati 189; SNG Copenhagen 93. Good VF, choice dark green patina.Rare (2750)
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SICILY. Akragas. Circa 338-287 BC. £ Onkia (1.75 gm). Eagle standing left, head re-
verted / ΑΚΡΑΓΑΣ, crab. Calciati 1113; SNG Copenhagen 94. VF, green patina, slightly olf-centa. , (175)
265 SICILY. Alaesa (Kainon). Circa 365-340 BC. £ 32mm (8.69 gm). Gnflïn bounding left; grasshopper below / KAINON, prancing horse left, loose reins streaming behind; star above. Calciati 110; SNG Copenhagen 134. Good VF, crusty dark green patina. Rare. ^ 260 SICILY. Akragas. Before 406 BC. £ Hemilitron (23.17 gm). AK(P)A eagle right, tearing at hare/Crab surrounded by six pellets; coiled fish below. Cf. Calciati 119/l(same obverse
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die), 21 (sea snake (sic) right, looking back). VF, daik green patina. (1000) When the engraver realized he had made a blunder un the obverse die, engraving AKA instead 266 SICILY. Eryx. Circa400-340 BC. £ 12mm (1.73 gm). Bearded head of Ery χ right / (175) ofΑΚΡΑ, he simply inserted the Ρ above the other letters. The sea creature on the reverse Crab. Calciati 127. Good VF, dark brown patina. Rare. does not resemble a sea snake, but rather a species of grey mullet, genus Mugiliformes, still The town of Eryx was built on the sleep slopes of the mountain of the same name, marking the burial place of Eryx, son of Venus, who chaüenged Herakles to a fatal wrestling match. fished off the shores of Italy today.