Sicily, Mamar... Æ Hemilitron. 400-350 BC. MA-M-A-R, forepart of man-headed and bearded bull left / Nike, wearing long chiton, flying left, holding filleted aplustre(?) in her raised right hand; ••• (mark of value) across fields. SNG Copenhagen 1072 (incerta); F. Imhoof-Blumer, Fluss- und Meergötter auf griechischen und römischen Münzen, SNR XXIII (1923), 188; Giuseppe Buceti, Mamar, p. 255. 4.68g, 20mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare; an intriguing issue.
From the collection of V.B., United Kingdom.
Imhoof-Blumer thought that 'Mamar' was an abbreviation for Mamertinwn. However it remains a enigma in Sicilian coinage. Giuseppe Bucetti suggests that Mamar is the city's name.