199, Lot: 26. Estimate $100. Sold for $87. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, "Kainon". Circa 365 BC. Æ 21mm (8.59 g, 10h). Griffin springing left; below, grasshopper left / Horse galloping left, trailing rein; star above. CNS 10; SNG ANS 1176 (Alaesa). VF, green patina.
From the D. Alighieri Collection.
Not identifiable with a known mint in Sicily, the Kainon issues have traditionally been attributed to Alaisa. They may have been struck by mercenaries in the employ of Dione of Leontini.