CNG 94, Lot: 89. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Messana (as Zankle). Circa 461 BC. AR Litra (10mm, 0.62 g, 7h). Dolphin left / Large DAN. Caltabiano 295 (D3/R3); HGC 2, 771. Good VF, toned. Excellent metal. Extremely rare, the finest of the seven known.

From the Daniel Koppersmith Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell (December 2003).