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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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SICILY. Acragas. Ca. 410-406 BC. AV 2 litrae or diobol (11mm, 1.34 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Silanos, magistrate. Eagle standing left, clasping snake in its talons, on rock outcropping; AKPA above; two pellets (denomination mark) on rocks / Crab, viewed from above; below, ΣIΛA/NOΣ (second line retrograde). HGC 2, 75 (R2). SNG ANS 998-9. Very rare. Nicely centered, with clear designs both sides.
This is a very rare issue, with only ten other examples on the open market in the past decade. The present example certainly ranks near the top of that short list.
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD
SICILY. Acragas. Ca. 410-406 BC. AV 2 litrae or diobol (11mm, 1.34 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Silanos, magistrate. Eagle standing left, clasping snake in its talons, on rock outcropping; AKPA above; two pellets (denomination mark) on rocks / Crab, viewed from above; below, ΣIΛA/NOΣ (second line retrograde). HGC 2, 75 (R2). SNG ANS 998-9. Very rare. Nicely centered, with clear designs both sides.
This is a very rare issue, with only ten other examples on the open market in the past decade. The present example certainly ranks near the top of that short list.
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD