SICILY, Uncertain mint. Late 5th century BC. AR Hemilitron – Hexonkion (9mm, 0.34 g, 12h). Good VF.Electronic Auction 546 Greek, 12h, Silver Sold For $ 800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Uncertain mint. Late 5th century BC. AR Hemilitron – Hexonkion (9mm, 0.34 g, 12h). Head of river god facing slightly left / Aphlaston; six pellets and retrograde A-K-I-N(?) around. D. Salzmann, “AKIΣ – Flussgott Statt Stempelschneider” in SM 158 (May 1990), p. 36 (uncertain mint near the Akis river); Manganaro pl. 24, 36A = Manganaro, mikrà pl. V, 78 (the Sichaninoi or Ichaninoi); C. Boehringer, “Der sizilische Stempelschneider SIKA-” in QT XIV (1985), pl. 1, 1 (Kamarina). Toned, light roughness. Good VF. |