SICILY, Naxos. Circa 415-403 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 2.01 g, 12h). Good VF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 48. Estimated: $ 2 000

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SICILY, Naxos. Circa 415-403 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 2.01 g, 12h). Horned head of river god Assinos left, wearing ivy wreath; AΣΣINO-Σ around / Silenos, nude and ithyphallic, squatting facing half-right, head left, on rocks, holding kantharos over shoulder in right hand and two pipes in extended left; NAΞ-I-ΩN around. Cahn 115 (V73A/R93); Campana 23; SNG ANS 528; SNG Lloyd 1160; SNG München 764; SNG Delepierre 595; BMC 23; Basel 387 = Rizzo pl. XXVIII, 22; Boston MFA 310 = Warren 278; Jameson 683; Hunterian 11; McClean 2476 (all from the same dies); HGC 2, 991. Deeply toned, granular surfaces. Good VF.

Ex European Connoisseur Collection (Morton & Eden 124, 26 September 2023), lot 117; Tradart (16 November 1995), lot 23; Numismatic Fine Arts XVI (2 December 1985), lot 58.


The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session One – Lot 1-301 will be held Tuesday morning, 13 January 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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