Triton XVII, Lot: 51. Estimate $750. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Messana (as Zankle). Samian occupation. 493-488 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.25 g, 6h). Facing lion’s scalp / Prow of a Samaina lrft; to left, Corinthian helmet left. Barron 3–6; HGC 2, 773; SNG ANS 309; SNG Lloyd 1082; Dewing –; Rizzo –. Good VF, lightly toned, minor porosity. Well centered. Very rare.

Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 37 (5 December 1968), lot 79.