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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 415-406 BC. Æ Hemilitron (32mm, 20.52 g, 6h). VF.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 415-406 BC. Æ Hemilitron (32mm, 20.52 g, 6h). Eagle, wings spread and head raised, standing right on serpent / Crab; six pellets (mark of value) in upper fields; below, crawfish left; all within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Series 4, 701.6 (this coin, illustrated); CNS 29 (this coin illustrated); HGC 2, 138; SNG Morcom –; Hunterian 49 (same dies); Virzi 597 (this coin). Attractive forest green patina, some faint cleaning marks. VF. Very rare, only nine examples noted by Westermark.
From the John Morcom Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 658; Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 17 (4 October 2005), lot 159; Kricheldorf 32 (14 November 1977), lot 362; Thomas Virzi Collection (Leu 6, 8 May 1973), lot 62; Ars Classica XVII (3 October 1934), lot 129.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session One – Lot 1–287 will be held Tuesday morning, 14 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
From the John Morcom Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 658; Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 17 (4 October 2005), lot 159; Kricheldorf 32 (14 November 1977), lot 362; Thomas Virzi Collection (Leu 6, 8 May 1973), lot 62; Ars Classica XVII (3 October 1934), lot 129.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session One – Lot 1–287 will be held Tuesday morning, 14 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
