Sicily, Aitna AR Obol. 5th century BC. Crayfish / A-I-T-N within four spoked wheel. Unpublished in the standard references, cf. C. Boehringer, 'Hiero's Aitna und das Hieroneion', JNG 1968, pp. 67-98, pl. 7, 3. 0.60g, 10mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
From the early 5th century BC Katane was under Syracusan control. In 476 BC Hieron I transferred the populations of Katane and Naxos to Leontinoi, renamed Katane as Aitna, and settled a new foundation of 10,000 oiketores from the Poleponnesos and Syracuse. This new polis was responsible for some of the most impressive coins in antiquity.