Watch List notes:

GREEK COINS
CRETE

Itanos. Circa 320-270 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 15mm, 2.71 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. [Ι]ΤΑΝΙΩ - 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 and toned example of excellent style. Some horn silver as found and striking flatness on the reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

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