Watch List notes:

CRETE, Itanos. Circa 320-270 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 14mm, 2.76 g 12). Head of Athena to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet adorned with two olive leaves on the visor and a palmette on a tendril on the bowl. Rev. ΙΤΑΝΙΩ - Ν Eagle with folded wings standing left, his head turned back to right; all within shallow incuse square. BMC 17. Svoronos p. 205, 32 and pl. XIX, 15. Traité 1430 and pl. CCXLV, 2. A lovely, sharply struck example of excellent style. Some horn silver around the types as found, otherwise, about extremely fine.


From the Brünn Collection, acquired in Italy prior to World War I.