159, Lot: 6. Estimate $150. Sold for $149. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, "Kainon"-Alaisa(?). Circa 365 BC. Æ 20mm (9.01 g). Griffin bounding left / Bridled horse galloping left. CNS I p. 252, 10; SNG ANS 1175. VF, green and brown patina.

Not identifiable with a known city in Sicily, the Kainon issues have traditionally been attributed to Alaisa. They may also have been struck by mercenaries in the employ of Dione of Leontini.