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№ 5360

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29 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£460

Sicily, Sicily, Himera, Litra, c. 440-425, female head left, hair caught up behind in sakkos, fish and crayfish at sides, rev. lion's head left with jaws agape and tongue protruding, ivy-branch above, pellet in left field, 0.91g/3h (Cammarata pl.1/A, 16, this coin). Good very fine, UNIQUE (£300-400)

Provenance:
A.D.M. Collection, Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 27 (Zurich), 12 May 2004, lot 88